Discovery Date: 2023-01-28 06:33:30 UTC
Discovery MJD: 59972.27
Disc r-Mag: 15.47±0.03
Latest Date: 2023-03-18 03:33:16 UTC
Latest MJD: 60021.15
Latest r-Mag: 14.49±0.02

Transient Name Server
SN II SN2023axu
The transient was discovered on 28th January 2023 at 02:47:21 (MJD 59972.12) by DLT40 as DLT23a with a discovery magnitude of Clear = 15.64. It was subsequently classified as a SN II.
Sherlock Contextual Classification
Prediction: Supernova
The transient is possibly associated with NGC2283; a W1=11.95 mag galaxy found in the NED_D/LASR catalogues. Its located 76.20" S, 37.53" E (4.1 Kpc) from the galaxy centre. A host distance of 9.9 Mpc(z=0.003) implies a m - M = 29.97.
Difference Image Lightcurve
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