TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 202051 [ 2024TNSTR.411....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-02-12 07:37:08
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 2024chv
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaasacv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:25:33.702 (186.3904242) DEC = -16:34:37.30 (-16.5770264)
Discovery date: 2024-01-06 13:26:24.000 (JD=2460316.06)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-06 13:26:24.000
Flux: 20.59 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-02 11:03:50
Limiting flux: 19.42 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/2024chv