TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 199832 [ 2024TNSTR.157....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-15 19:00:15
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 2024afb
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18aabnceq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 06:43:12.369 (100.8015394) DEC = +39:27:32.97 (39.4591576)
Discovery date: 2024-01-13 07:38:59.136 (JD=2460322.81874)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-13 07:38:59.136
Flux: 19.3853 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-13 06:22:50
Limiting flux: 20.0536 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/2024afb