ZTF23abctedl

356.063393, -23.529121

Discovery Date: 2023-09-15 09:41:53 UTC
Discovery MJD: 60202.40
Disc g-Mag: 19.70±0.18
Latest Date: 2023-09-25 08:01:31 UTC
Latest MJD: 60212.33
Latest r-Mag: 18.90±0.12
Peak Mag 18.90±0.12 (r-band)
Peak Date 2023-09-25 08:01:31
Peak MJD 60212.33
Detection Count 7 (excluding 0 neg flux detections)
Equatorial Coords 23:44:15.214, -23:31:44.835
Galactic Coords 42.558970, -74.411567
Ecliptic Coords 346.680733, -19.952118

Transient Name Server

AT2023sps

The transient was discovered on 15th September 2023 at 09:41:53 (MJD 60202.40) by ZTF as ZTF23abctedl with a discovery magnitude of g = 19.70..

Sherlock Contextual Classification

Prediction: Supernova

The transient is possibly associated with 2MASXiJ2344152-233149; a J=13.59 mag galaxy found in the NED_D/2MASS/PS1 catalogues. Its located 4.90" N, 0.20" E (9.2 Kpc) from the galaxy centre. A host distance of 387.0 Mpc implies a m - M = 37.94.

Difference Image Lightcurve

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