TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 199680 [ 2024TNSTR.146....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-14 15:37:38
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 2024aal
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aacapqx
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:10:11.442 (197.547675) DEC = +09:12:30.84 (9.2085675)
Discovery date: 2024-01-14 11:19:40.800 (JD=2460323.972)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-14 11:19:40.800
Flux: 19.36 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-06 13:37:55
Limiting flux: 20.07 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/2024aal