TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 198763 [ 2024TNSTR..41....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-05 07:35:09
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 2023acjx
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23abvttdd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:09:45.375 (47.4390628) DEC = +41:00:26.26 (41.0072952)
Discovery date: 2023-12-17 04:22:04.800 (JD=2460295.682)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-12-17 04:22:04.800
Flux: 21.03 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-16 06:37:26
Limiting flux: 20.23 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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