ZTF23aajoabd

252.047680, 50.167259

Discovery Date: 2023-05-14 08:47:29 UTC
Discovery MJD: 60078.37
Disc g-Mag: 20.27±0.20
Latest Date: 2023-05-29 09:50:15 UTC
Latest MJD: 60093.41
Latest r-Mag: 20.63±0.22
Peak Mag 20.15±0.18 (r-band)
Peak Date 2023-05-23 09:09:28
Peak MJD 60087.38
Detection Count 12 (excluding 0 neg flux detections)
Equatorial Coords 16:48:11.443, 50:10:2.131
Galactic Coords 77.069904, 39.953414
Ecliptic Coords 232.100513, 71.251955

Transient Name Server

AT2023ixw

The transient was discovered on 14th May 2023 at 08:47:29 (MJD 60078.37) by ZTF as ZTF23aajoabd with a discovery magnitude of g = 20.27..

Sherlock Contextual Classification

Prediction: Supernova

The transient is possibly associated with SDSSJ164811.45%2B501001.7; an r=19.91 mag galaxy found in the NED/SDSS/PS1 catalogues. Its located 0.05" N, 0.08" W from the galaxy centre.

Difference Image Lightcurve

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