TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 199670 [ 2024TNSTR.146....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-14 13:35:43
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 2024aad
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaaejaw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:05:07.024 (76.2792653) DEC = +64:51:59.37 (64.8664911)
Discovery date: 2024-01-05 03:36:00.000 (JD=2460314.65)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-05 03:36:00.000
Flux: 19.85 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-29 06:04:19
Limiting flux: 19.48 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/2024aad