ZTF23aaikcdx

212.743116, -27.061672

Discovery Date: 2023-04-29 09:04:31 UTC
Discovery MJD: 60063.38
Disc r-Mag: 19.45±0.17
Latest Date: 2023-06-05 05:33:01 UTC
Latest MJD: 60100.23
Latest r-Mag: 17.24±0.05
Peak Mag 16.21±0.03 (r-band)
Peak Date 2023-05-14 07:28:02
Peak MJD 60078.31
Detection Count 20 (excluding 0 neg flux detections)
Equatorial Coords 14:10:58.348, -27:03:42.019
Galactic Coords 323.987012, 32.537583
Ecliptic Coords 219.746780, -13.050843

Transient Name Server

SN Ia SN2023hka

The transient was discovered on 29th April 2023 at 09:04:19 (MJD 60063.38) by ZTF as ZTF23aaikcdx with a discovery magnitude of r = 19.45. It was subsequently classified as a SN Ia at z = 0.022.

Sherlock Contextual Classification

Prediction: Supernova

The transient is possibly associated with 14105832-2703547; a J=12.72 mag galaxy found in the 2MASS/LASR/PS1 catalogues. Its located 12.67" N, 0.25" E (5.3 Kpc) from the galaxy centre. A host z=0.022 implies a m - M = 34.86.

Difference Image Lightcurve

Access the data from this plot in the ZTF Alert Packet Data table below.