TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 199729 [ 2024TNSTR.157....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-15 03:00:38
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_CLU_PUBLIC
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

K. De (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024ach
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aabcyem
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:26:17.932 (261.5747185) DEC = +58:10:28.74 (58.1746492)
Discovery date: 2024-01-06 13:18:23.616 (JD=2460316.05444)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-06 13:18:23.616
Flux: 19.7471 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-05-31 12:00:00
Limiting flux: 20.5 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/2024ach