ZTF23aajnxmu

268.643965, 53.538368

Discovery Date: 2023-05-08 10:20:42 UTC
Discovery MJD: 60072.43
Disc g-Mag: 20.33±0.33
Latest Date: 2023-05-23 09:53:27 UTC
Latest MJD: 60087.41
Latest r-Mag: 20.49±0.21
Peak Mag 20.19±0.20 (r-band)
Peak Date 2023-05-14 09:47:24
Peak MJD 60078.41
Detection Count 12 (excluding 0 neg flux detections)
Equatorial Coords 17:54:34.552, 53:32:18.124
Galactic Coords 81.348126, 29.776013
Ecliptic Coords 266.426166, 76.960836

Transient Name Server

AT2023ikg

The transient was discovered on 8th May 2023 at 10:20:42 (MJD 60072.43) by ZTF as ZTF23aajnxmu with a discovery magnitude of g = 20.33..

Sherlock Contextual Classification

Prediction: Supernova

The transient is possibly associated with SDSS J175434.26+533219.4; an r=18.65 mag galaxy found in the SDSS/PS1 catalogues. Its located 1.19" S, 2.86" E from the galaxy centre.

Difference Image Lightcurve

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