TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 198830 [ 2024TNSTR..41....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-05 13:42:07
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 2023ackd
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaabldd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:21:06.762 (170.2781768) DEC = +37:50:52.65 (37.8479572)
Discovery date: 2023-12-27 11:16:48.000 (JD=2460305.97)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-12-27 11:16:48.000
Flux: 19.2 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-13 12:17:17
Limiting flux: 20.82 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/2023ackd