ZTF23aakmetf

259.942910, 23.311829

Discovery Date: 2023-05-14 08:36:29 UTC
Discovery MJD: 60078.36
Disc g-Mag: 20.99±0.28
Latest Date: 2023-05-27 10:18:00 UTC
Latest MJD: 60091.43
Latest g-Mag: 19.89±0.15
Peak Mag 19.83±0.16 (r-band)
Peak Date 2023-05-23 09:19:30
Peak MJD 60087.39
Detection Count 11 (excluding 0 neg flux detections)
Equatorial Coords 17:19:46.298, 23:18:42.585
Galactic Coords 45.535914, 29.914732
Ecliptic Coords 256.581643, 46.283751

Transient Name Server

AT2023ixm

The transient was discovered on 14th May 2023 at 08:36:29 (MJD 60078.36) by ZTF as ZTF23aakmetf with a discovery magnitude of g = 20.99..

Sherlock Contextual Classification

Prediction: Supernova

The transient is possibly associated with SDSS J171946.31+231841.5; an r=19.18 mag galaxy found in the SDSS/PS1 catalogues. Its located 1.28" N, 0.33" W from the galaxy centre.

Difference Image Lightcurve

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