TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 202050 [ 2024TNSTR.411....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-02-12 07:36:54
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 2024chu
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aadfqgk
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:26:46.792 (231.6949669) DEC = +01:49:11.42 (1.8198378)
Discovery date: 2024-01-18 12:25:55.200 (JD=2460328.018)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-18 12:25:55.200
Flux: 20.11 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-06 13:24:58
Limiting flux: 19.76 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/2024chu