TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 200066 [ 2024TNSTR.197....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-18 01:35:21
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 2024akt
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aabsoft
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:56:01.857 (119.007737) DEC = -14:29:19.73 (-14.4888144)
Discovery date: 2024-01-13 07:16:19.200 (JD=2460322.803)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-13 07:16:19.200
Flux: 15.9 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-06 07:06:14
Limiting flux: 19.86 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/2024akt