TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 200089 [ 2024TNSTR.197....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-18 01:40:14
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 2024alf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaaljvo
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:14:19.755 (258.5823118) DEC = +01:26:56.62 (1.4490616)
Discovery date: 2024-01-05 13:42:14.400 (JD=2460315.071)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-05 13:42:14.400
Flux: 15.62 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/2024alf