TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 199870 [ 2024TNSTR.168....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-16 05:34:14
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 2024agc
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aackqik
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:54:39.580 (28.6649166) DEC = +36:30:19.94 (36.5055381)
Discovery date: 2024-01-14 05:09:36.000 (JD=2460323.715)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-14 05:09:36.000
Flux: 19.36 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-05 04:14:53
Limiting flux: 20.17 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/2024agc