TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 202385 [ 2024TNSTR.446....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-02-14 07:36:51
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 2024cqj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aadcyde
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:12:35.780 (123.1490835) DEC = +21:00:54.89 (21.0152484)
Discovery date: 2024-01-14 08:32:38.400 (JD=2460323.856)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-14 08:32:38.400
Flux: 20.17 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-06 10:04:48
Limiting flux: 20.33 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/2024cqj