TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 201893 [ 2024TNSTR.398....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-02-11 14:30:45
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 2024ced
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaeklcd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:12:44.287 (273.1845294) DEC = +72:06:12.28 (72.1034124)
Discovery date: 2024-02-11 11:52:48.000 (JD=2460351.995)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-02-11 11:52:48.000
Flux: 18.78 ABMag
Filter: r-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/2024ced