TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 200064 [ 2024TNSTR.197....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-18 01:34:57
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 2024akr
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aabqmlk
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:10:16.980 (272.5707493) DEC = +08:32:58.90 (8.5496938)
Discovery date: 2024-01-12 13:37:55.200 (JD=2460322.068)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-12 13:37:55.200
Flux: 18.79 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: Non existent in SDSS/PS1

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