TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 200119 [ 2024TNSTR.197....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-18 01:46:40
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 2024alm
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aacasur
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:38:03.597 (204.5149873) DEC = -13:27:59.90 (-13.4666387)
Discovery date: 2024-01-14 11:38:24.000 (JD=2460323.985)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-14 11:38:24.000
Flux: 19.14 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-14 11:13:55
Limiting flux: 19.68 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/2024alm