TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 199677 [ 2024TNSTR.146....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-14 15:37:02
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 2024aai
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aabpeqg
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:23:30.694 (170.8778897) DEC = +28:21:23.74 (28.356594)
Discovery date: 2024-01-14 10:53:45.600 (JD=2460323.954)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-14 10:53:45.600
Flux: 19.17 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-06 11:55:41
Limiting flux: 20.31 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/2024aai