ZTF23aakenbn

160.585821, 77.164394

Discovery Date: 2023-05-12 08:28:04 UTC
Discovery MJD: 60076.35
Disc r-Mag: 20.29±0.26
Latest Date: 2023-05-22 07:49:47 UTC
Latest MJD: 60086.33
Latest r-Mag: 19.98±0.21
Peak Mag 19.98±0.21 (r-band)
Peak Date 2023-05-22 07:49:47
Peak MJD 60086.33
Detection Count 7 (excluding 0 neg flux detections)
Equatorial Coords 10:42:20.597, 77:09:51.820
Galactic Coords 131.556338, 37.716782
Ecliptic Coords 114.697540, 59.903553

Transient Name Server

AT2023ivr

The transient was discovered on 12th May 2023 at 08:28:04 (MJD 60076.35) by ZTF as ZTF23aakenbn with a discovery magnitude of r = 20.29..

Sherlock Contextual Classification

Prediction: Supernova

The transient is possibly associated with SDSS J104220.64+770951.8; an r=20.97 mag galaxy found in the SDSS/PS1 catalogues. Its located 0.13" N, 0.01" W from the galaxy centre.

Difference Image Lightcurve

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