TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 200068 [ 2024TNSTR.197....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-18 01:35:44
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 2024akv
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aabpbdc
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 06:38:47.079 (99.696162) DEC = -21:22:04.27 (-21.367854)
Discovery date: 2024-01-12 06:56:09.600 (JD=2460321.789)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-12 06:56:09.600
Flux: 18.54 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-05 09:05:46
Limiting flux: 19.62 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/2024akv