TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 199223 [ 2024TNSTR..68....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-07 12:01:16
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_CLU_PUBLIC
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

K. De (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2023acku
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaaptbp
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:57:57.890 (119.4912068) DEC = +37:51:58.27 (37.8661849)
Discovery date: 2023-12-16 11:46:52.032 (JD=2460294.99088)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-12-16 11:46:52.032
Flux: 19.8455 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-16 10:31:09
Limiting flux: 19.3249 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/2023acku