TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 199686 [ 2024TNSTR.146....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-14 15:38:47
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 2024aar
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aabpwhg
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:53:25.901 (178.357919) DEC = +54:15:55.50 (54.2654168)
Discovery date: 2024-01-06 10:24:57.600 (JD=2460315.934)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-06 10:24:57.600
Flux: 20.44 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-02 12:18:43
Limiting flux: 20.39 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/2024aar