TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 202516 [ 2024TNSTR.463....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-02-15 15:38:16
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 2024ctg
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aacrslr
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:20:18.413 (260.07672) DEC = +06:20:08.80 (6.3357776)
Discovery date: 2024-01-16 13:36:28.800 (JD=2460326.067)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-16 13:36:28.800
Flux: 19.8 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-14 13:50:53
Limiting flux: 18.79 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/2024ctg