TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 199734 [ 2024TNSTR.156....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-15 07:33:43
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 2024acj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaburix
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:00:42.938 (135.1789073) DEC = +10:32:04.36 (10.5345437)
Discovery date: 2024-01-13 10:07:40.800 (JD=2460322.922)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-13 10:07:40.800
Flux: 19.76 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-06 09:05:46
Limiting flux: 20.18 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/2024acj