TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 198994 [ 2024TNSTR..57....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-06 07:35:22
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 2023ackj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaaocbf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:32:48.042 (113.2001757) DEC = +28:47:02.30 (28.7839721)
Discovery date: 2023-12-30 07:50:52.800 (JD=2460308.827)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-12-30 07:50:52.800
Flux: 19.78 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-17 11:03:50
Limiting flux: 19.33 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/2023ackj