TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 199118 [ 2024TNSTR..57....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-06 15:51:28
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 2023ackq
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23abvdnym
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:24:37.409 (126.1558708) DEC = +39:40:50.25 (39.6806248)
Discovery date: 2023-12-15 13:04:48.000 (JD=2460294.045)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-12-15 13:04:48.000
Flux: 21.09 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-15 11:25:26
Limiting flux: 20.97 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/2023ackq