ZTF23abbkvxe

65.700692, -7.534667

Discovery Date: 2023-09-07 10:37:29 UTC
Discovery MJD: 60194.44
Disc g-Mag: 19.16±0.12
Latest Date: 2023-09-29 12:01:18 UTC
Latest MJD: 60216.50
Latest r-Mag: 19.17±0.16
Peak Mag 18.59±0.07 (g-band)
Peak Date 2023-09-13 11:56:18
Peak MJD 60200.50
Detection Count 15 (excluding 0 neg flux detections)
Equatorial Coords 04:22:48.166, -07:32:4.801
Galactic Coords 201.738436, -36.350674
Ecliptic Coords 62.293654, -28.666654

Transient Name Server

SN Ia SN2023rqu

The transient was discovered on 7th September 2023 at 10:37:29 (MJD 60194.44) by ZTF as ZTF23abbkvxe with a discovery magnitude of g = 19.16. It was subsequently classified as a SN Ia at z = 0.080.

Sherlock Contextual Classification

Prediction: Supernova

The transient is possibly associated with SDSS J042248.38-073206.2; a J=14.21 mag galaxy found in the SDSS/2MASS/PS1 catalogues. Its located 1.56" N, 3.97" W from the galaxy centre.

Difference Image Lightcurve

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