TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 198513 [ 2024TNSTR..12....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-02 15:41:59
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 2024ap
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaadlox
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:11:40.751 (227.9197962) DEC = +32:35:50.79 (32.5974415)
Discovery date: 2024-01-02 11:29:45.600 (JD=2460311.979)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-02 11:29:45.600
Flux: 19.87 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-12 12:24:29
Limiting flux: 19.98 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/2024ap