ZTF23aakbvtb

267.940729, 38.508535

Discovery Date: 2023-05-14 08:39:57 UTC
Discovery MJD: 60078.36
Disc g-Mag: 20.86±0.27
Latest Date: 2023-05-27 10:24:37 UTC
Latest MJD: 60091.43
Latest g-Mag: 20.26±0.18
Peak Mag 20.08±0.18 (g-band)
Peak Date 2023-05-19 08:21:00
Peak MJD 60083.35
Detection Count 13 (excluding 0 neg flux detections)
Equatorial Coords 17:51:45.775, 38:30:30.727
Galactic Coords 64.371876, 27.594103
Ecliptic Coords 266.574915, 61.923345

Transient Name Server

AT2023ixt

The transient was discovered on 14th May 2023 at 08:39:57 (MJD 60078.36) by ZTF as ZTF23aakbvtb with a discovery magnitude of g = 20.86..

Sherlock Contextual Classification

Prediction: Supernova

The transient is possibly associated with SDSS J175145.89+383030.3; an r=20.79 mag galaxy found in the SDSS/PS1 catalogues. Its located 0.40" N, 1.51" W from the galaxy centre.

Difference Image Lightcurve

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