TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 200133 [ 2024TNSTR.199....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-18 13:03:03
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_CLU_PUBLIC
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

K. De (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024alx
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aabvfij
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:41:08.143 (190.2839278) DEC = +48:19:38.35 (48.3273185)
Discovery date: 2024-01-18 11:52:30.720 (JD=2460327.9948)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-18 11:52:30.720
Flux: 18.8969 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-18 09:16:54
Limiting flux: 20.3119 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/2024alx