ZTF23abbsmwc

124.656849, 27.153685

Discovery Date: 2023-08-29 12:16:09 UTC
Discovery MJD: 60185.51
Disc r-Mag: 19.48±0.24
Latest Date: 2023-09-18 12:04:39 UTC
Latest MJD: 60205.50
Latest r-Mag: 20.27±0.21
Peak Mag 19.48±0.24 (r-band)
Peak Date 2023-08-29 12:16:09
Peak MJD 60185.51
Detection Count 28 (excluding 0 neg flux detections)
Equatorial Coords 08:18:37.644, 27:09:13.265
Galactic Coords 195.746294, 30.142559
Ecliptic Coords 120.674124, 7.329831

Transient Name Server

AT2023ruk

The transient was discovered on 29th August 2023 at 12:15:50 (MJD 60185.51) by ZTF as ZTF23abbsmwc with a discovery magnitude of r = 19.48..

Sherlock Contextual Classification

Prediction: Supernova

The transient is possibly associated with SDSS J081837.87+270907.5; a J=13.31 mag galaxy found in the SDSS/2MASS/PS1 catalogues. Its located 5.72" N, 2.92" W (5.7 Kpc) from the galaxy centre. A host z=0.046 implies a m - M = 36.57.

Difference Image Lightcurve

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