TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 200127 [ 2024TNSTR.197....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-18 07:44:27
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 2024alr
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaclpcd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:52:54.565 (88.2273528) DEC = +44:37:28.68 (44.6246327)
Discovery date: 2024-01-16 06:21:36.000 (JD=2460325.765)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-16 06:21:36.000
Flux: 20.2 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-14 06:24:29
Limiting flux: 19.95 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/2024alr