TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 202075 [ 2024TNSTR.411....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-02-12 11:42:57
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 2024cie
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaejngf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:12:24.051 (168.100212) DEC = +08:15:05.58 (8.2515497)
Discovery date: 2024-02-12 08:28:19.200 (JD=2460352.853)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-02-12 08:28:19.200
Flux: 19.63 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-02-01 07:29:17
Limiting flux: 19.64 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/2024cie