TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 200937 [ 2024TNSTR.302....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-31 09:35:52
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 2024bfi
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aadvwcw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:55:51.194 (118.9633092) DEC = +22:19:25.04 (22.3236232)
Discovery date: 2024-01-15 09:08:38.400 (JD=2460324.881)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-15 09:08:38.400
Flux: 20.07 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-15 06:04:19
Limiting flux: 20.23 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/2024bfi