TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 200006 [ 2024TNSTR.183....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-17 05:35:23
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 2024ajg
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aactjnq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:44:17.503 (41.0729277) DEC = +36:39:47.82 (36.6632834)
Discovery date: 2024-01-15 04:33:36.000 (JD=2460324.69)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-15 04:33:36.000
Flux: 19.65 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-15 03:14:24
Limiting flux: 18.02 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/2024ajg