TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 98691 [ 2021TNSTR.392....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2021-02-08 08:00:53
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_CLU_PUBLIC
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

K. De (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2021cdw
Discoverer internal name: ZTF21aaigdly
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:05:31.803 (211.3825108) DEC = -25:21:54.46 (-25.3651284)
Discovery date: 2021-02-07 12:03:35.136 (JD=2459253.00249)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2021-02-07 12:03:35.136
Flux: 19.3477 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2021-02-05 12:35:28
Limiting flux: 19.7868 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://sandbox.wis-tns.org/object/2021cdw