TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 198507 [ 2024TNSTR..12....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-02 13:42:48
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 2024al
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaadjxz
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:58:58.918 (224.7454919) DEC = +10:22:34.76 (10.3763216)
Discovery date: 2024-01-02 11:19:40.800 (JD=2460311.972)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-02 11:19:40.800
Flux: 19.8 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-12 13:23:31
Limiting flux: 20.04 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/2024al