TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 199962 [ 2024TNSTR.168....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-16 21:38:23
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 2024aid
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aabvanm
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:46:50.190 (191.7091269) DEC = +17:28:39.22 (17.4775614)
Discovery date: 2024-01-14 10:33:36.000 (JD=2460323.94)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-14 10:33:36.000
Flux: 20.03 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-06 11:58:34
Limiting flux: 20.33 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/2024aid