ZTF23aaknvmk

10.101538, 41.067571

Discovery Date: 2023-05-19 11:26:21 UTC
Discovery MJD: 60083.48
Disc r-Mag: 16.77±0.03
Latest Date: 2023-05-24 11:38:28 UTC
Latest MJD: 60088.49
Latest r-Mag: 16.85±0.05
Peak Mag 16.39±0.03 (r-band)
Peak Date 2023-05-21 11:31:09
Peak MJD 60085.48
Detection Count 20 (excluding 0 neg flux detections)
Equatorial Coords 00:40:24.369, 41:04:3.257
Galactic Coords 120.693435, -21.756225
Ecliptic Coords 27.271932, 33.376514

Transient Name Server

CV AT2017gay

The transient was discovered on 15th August 2017 at 00:02:00 (MJD 57980.00) by None as with a discovery magnitude of Clear = 15.80. It was subsequently classified as a CV.

Sherlock Contextual Classification

Prediction: Cataclysmic Variable

The transient is synonymous with MESSIER031N2010-12a; an unknown-mag cv found in the NED/DOWNES/RITTER catalogues. Its located 0.3" from the cv core.

Difference Image Lightcurve

Access the data from this plot in the ZTF Alert Packet Data table below.