TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 198485 [ 2024TNSTR..12....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-02 13:37:43
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 2024X
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaabcls
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:17:42.895 (124.4287302) DEC = +20:15:37.89 (20.2605263)
Discovery date: 2024-01-02 06:48:57.600 (JD=2460311.784)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-02 06:48:57.600
Flux: 19.17 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-18 11:08:10
Limiting flux: 20.52 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/2024X