TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 198497 [ 2024TNSTR..12....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-02 13:40:40
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 2024af
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaaddia
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:44:38.545 (206.160606) DEC = +05:14:11.73 (5.2365916)
Discovery date: 2024-01-02 11:11:02.400 (JD=2460311.966)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-02 11:11:02.400
Flux: 19.42 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-12 12:27:22
Limiting flux: 20.04 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024af