TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 198490 [ 2024TNSTR..12....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-02 13:38:51
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 2024ac
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaaddxx
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:12:27.787 (198.1157798) DEC = +40:56:58.46 (40.9495709)
Discovery date: 2024-01-02 11:21:07.200 (JD=2460311.973)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-02 11:21:07.200
Flux: 19.76 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-13 12:53:17
Limiting flux: 20.53 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/2024ac