TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 200931 [ 2024TNSTR.302....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-31 09:34:37
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 2024bfd
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aadbyxt
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 06:39:22.018 (99.8417403) DEC = +23:52:59.30 (23.8831394)
Discovery date: 2024-01-16 06:11:31.200 (JD=2460325.758)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-16 06:11:31.200
Flux: 20.89 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-14 06:34:34
Limiting flux: 20.09 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/2024bfd