TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 200071 [ 2024TNSTR.197....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-18 01:36:18
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 2024aky
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aabdlgk
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:26:18.034 (261.5751414) DEC = +11:36:50.42 (11.6140043)
Discovery date: 2024-01-05 13:40:47.000 (JD=2460315.0699884)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-05 13:40:47.000
Flux: 19.62 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/2024aky