TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 200074 [ 2024TNSTR.197....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-18 01:37:02
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 2024alb
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aabwweu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:51:39.653 (27.9152224) DEC = +46:12:59.71 (46.2165873)
Discovery date: 2024-01-05 03:00:00.000 (JD=2460314.625)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-05 03:00:00.000
Flux: 20.54 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-29 04:23:31
Limiting flux: 20.22 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/2024alb