TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 198452 [ 2024TNSTR..12....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-02 05:34:44
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_Bot1
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

C. Fremling (Caltech) on behalf of the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) collaboration report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2023acit
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23abupxvf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:12:30.198 (3.1258251) DEC = +05:14:05.21 (5.2347805)
Discovery date: 2023-12-13 02:36:57.600 (JD=2460291.609)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-12-13 02:36:57.600
Flux: 20.3 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-11 04:10:34
Limiting flux: 19.58 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2023acit