TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 202685 [ 2024TNSTR.485....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-02-17 13:34:08
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 2024cxb
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aafewrd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:31:58.701 (127.9945879) DEC = +37:58:38.06 (37.9772384)
Discovery date: 2024-02-14 06:47:31.200 (JD=2460354.783)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-02-14 06:47:31.200
Flux: 20.54 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-02-14 06:28:48
Limiting flux: 20.09 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/2024cxb