TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 200061 [ 2024TNSTR.197....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-18 01:34:22
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 2024akp
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aackjan
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:17:11.225 (34.2967718) DEC = +01:39:01.40 (1.6503901)
Discovery date: 2024-01-14 04:56:38.400 (JD=2460323.706)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-14 04:56:38.400
Flux: 19.31 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-05 03:24:29
Limiting flux: 20.1 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/2024akp