ZTF23aakbwgb

245.826375, 29.513490

Discovery Date: 2023-05-14 08:58:26 UTC
Discovery MJD: 60078.37
Disc g-Mag: 21.14±0.32
Latest Date: 2023-05-27 09:49:56 UTC
Latest MJD: 60091.41
Latest g-Mag: 19.54±0.12
Peak Mag 19.54±0.12 (g-band)
Peak Date 2023-05-23 06:12:31
Peak MJD 60087.26
Detection Count 13 (excluding 0 neg flux detections)
Equatorial Coords 16:23:18.330, 29:30:48.564
Galactic Coords 48.950099, 43.716885
Ecliptic Coords 236.206203, 50.155302

Transient Name Server

AT2023jgw

The transient was discovered on 23rd May 2023 at 09:05:07 (MJD 60087.38) by ZTF as ZTF23aakbwgb with a discovery magnitude of r = 19.71..

Sherlock Contextual Classification

Prediction: Supernova

The transient is possibly associated with SDSS J162317.77+293039.9; a J=13.75 mag galaxy found in the SDSS/2MASS/PS1 catalogues. Its located 8.80" N, 7.11" E (24.1 Kpc) from the galaxy centre. A host z=0.118 implies a m - M = 38.70.

Difference Image Lightcurve

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