ZTF23aaawcvx

247.787718, 39.789053

Discovery Date: 2023-01-23 12:47:16 UTC
Discovery MJD: 59967.53
Disc g-Mag: 17.11±0.05
Latest Date: 2023-03-18 11:11:25 UTC
Latest MJD: 60021.47
Latest r-Mag: 18.13±0.05
Peak Mag 16.36±0.04 (g-band)
Peak Date 2023-02-09 12:50:10
Peak MJD 59984.53
Detection Count 13 (excluding 0 neg flux detections)
Equatorial Coords 16:31:9.052, 39:47:20.592
Galactic Coords 63.281956, 43.217278
Ecliptic Coords 233.883547, 60.473288

Transient Name Server

SN Ia SN2023aiw

The transient was discovered on 23rd January 2023 at 17:28:19 (MJD 59967.73) by GaiaAlerts as Gaia23akh with a discovery magnitude of G = 17.30. It was subsequently classified as a SN Ia at z = 0.030.

Sherlock Contextual Classification

Prediction: Supernova

The transient is possibly associated with CGCG224-064NED01; an r=15.23 mag galaxy found in the NED_D/SDSS/PS1 catalogues. Its located 12.51" S, 72.90" E (48.4 Kpc) from the galaxy centre. A host distance of 135.0 Mpc(z=0.029) implies a m - M = 35.65.

Difference Image Lightcurve

Access the data from this plot in the ZTF Alert Packet Data table below.