ZTF23aajalbs

253.922007, 15.278361

Discovery Date: 2023-05-11 07:58:26 UTC
Discovery MJD: 60075.33
Disc r-Mag: 20.18±0.17
Latest Date: 2023-05-28 08:57:54 UTC
Latest MJD: 60092.37
Latest r-Mag: 20.64±0.17
Peak Mag 19.90±0.22 (g-band)
Peak Date 2023-05-11 10:59:06
Peak MJD 60075.46
Detection Count 23 (excluding 0 neg flux detections)
Equatorial Coords 16:55:41.282, 15:16:42.099
Galactic Coords 34.403487, 32.381978
Ecliptic Coords 250.287254, 37.623795

Transient Name Server

AT2023irt

The transient was discovered on 17th May 2023 at 09:25:20 (MJD 60081.39) by ZTF as ZTF23aajalbs with a discovery magnitude of r = 20.21..

Sherlock Contextual Classification

Prediction: Supernova

The transient is possibly associated with SDSS J165540.88+151637.4; an r=18.13 mag galaxy found in the SDSS/PS1 catalogues. Its located 4.99" N, 5.62" E from the galaxy centre.

Difference Image Lightcurve

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