TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 199682 [ 2024TNSTR.146....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-14 15:38:01
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 2024aan
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aacavfx
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:43:25.736 (190.8572325) DEC = -03:58:46.83 (-3.9796749)
Discovery date: 2024-01-14 11:16:48.000 (JD=2460323.97)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-14 11:16:48.000
Flux: 20.07 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: 20.2 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/2024aan