TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 199679 [ 2024TNSTR.146....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-14 15:37:26
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 2024aak
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aabpehw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:51:21.590 (192.8399579) DEC = +37:15:46.61 (37.2629483)
Discovery date: 2024-01-14 11:28:19.200 (JD=2460323.978)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-14 11:28:19.200
Flux: 19.75 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-06 11:38:24
Limiting flux: 20.35 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/2024aak