ZTF23aaaepzi

237.282420, 44.700323

Discovery Date: 2023-01-09 10:56:19 UTC
Discovery MJD: 59953.46
Disc g-Mag: 16.76±0.06
Latest Date: 2023-02-04 11:50:18 UTC
Latest MJD: 59979.49
Latest r-Mag: 17.45±0.06
Peak Mag 16.67±0.06 (g-band)
Peak Date 2023-01-13 12:50:17
Peak MJD 59957.53
Detection Count 9 (excluding 0 neg flux detections)
Equatorial Coords 15:49:7.781, 44:42:1.163
Galactic Coords 71.346665, 50.582190
Ecliptic Coords 214.987199, 62.035228

Transient Name Server

SN Ia SN2023jf

The transient was discovered on 9th January 2023 at 10:56:38 (MJD 59953.46) by ZTF as ZTF23aaaepzi with a discovery magnitude of g = 16.76. It was subsequently classified as a SN Ia at z = 0.036.

Sherlock Contextual Classification

Prediction: Supernova

The transient is possibly associated with CGCG250-013; a J=11.93 mag galaxy found in the NED_D/SDSS/2MASS/PS1 catalogues. Its located 3.37" N, 0.03" W (2.2 Kpc) from the galaxy centre. A host distance of 154.0 Mpc(z=0.036) implies a m - M = 35.94.

Difference Image Lightcurve

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