TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 200072 [ 2024TNSTR.197....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-18 01:36:30
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 2024akz
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaaghxc
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 06:50:55.663 (102.7319274) DEC = +40:42:30.50 (40.7084722)
Discovery date: 2024-01-05 06:18:43.200 (JD=2460314.763)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-05 06:18:43.200
Flux: 19.88 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-29 11:21:07
Limiting flux: 16.21 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/2024akz