TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 199949 [ 2024TNSTR.168....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-16 17:37:25
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 2024aht
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aacrcdn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:00:46.471 (210.193631) DEC = -19:30:08.83 (-19.502453)
Discovery date: 2024-01-16 11:44:09.600 (JD=2460325.989)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-16 11:44:09.600
Flux: 18.95 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-17 13:23:31
Limiting flux: 17.55 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/2024aht