TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 273549 [ 2025TNSTR4149....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2025-10-16 12:46:52
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Jesper Sollerman (SU), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech), Daniel Perley (LJMU), Theophile du Laz (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2025aape
Discoverer internal name: ZTF25abxeyzt
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:45:25.842 (131.3576769) DEC = +45:57:51.36 (45.9642676)
Discovery date: 2025-10-11 12:08:49.001 (JD=2460960.0061227)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2025-10-11 12:08:49.001
Flux: 20.0463 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2025-10-11 10:18:46
Limiting flux: 20.104 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://sandbox.wis-tns.org/object/2025aape