TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 200517 [ 2024TNSTR.256....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-25 07:34:07
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 2024ato
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aabrpyo
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:11:27.216 (32.8633991) DEC = +39:21:17.50 (39.3548615)
Discovery date: 2024-01-16 05:05:16.800 (JD=2460325.712)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-16 05:05:16.800
Flux: 19.76 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: Non existent in SDSS/PS1

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024ato