TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 200128 [ 2024TNSTR.197....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-18 09:44:37
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 2024als
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aadbiis
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:36:29.116 (354.1213177) DEC = +51:20:23.61 (51.3398924)
Discovery date: 2024-01-18 03:51:50.400 (JD=2460327.661)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-18 03:51:50.400
Flux: 19.19 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-06 04:22:05
Limiting flux: 19.26 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/2024als