TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 202501 [ 2024TNSTR.463....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-02-15 13:37:34
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 2024cte
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aadfqgs
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:04:22.781 (226.0949213) DEC = +09:04:48.33 (9.080092)
Discovery date: 2024-01-18 12:27:21.600 (JD=2460328.019)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-18 12:27:21.600
Flux: 19.34 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-06 13:07:41
Limiting flux: 20.1 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/2024cte