TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 200060 [ 2024TNSTR.197....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-18 01:34:11
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 2024ako
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aabxabb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 04:53:43.957 (73.4331561) DEC = +22:32:32.16 (22.5422668)
Discovery date: 2024-01-14 05:28:19.200 (JD=2460323.728)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-14 05:28:19.200
Flux: 19.77 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-12 06:36:00
Limiting flux: 20.31 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024ako