TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 202709 [ 2024TNSTR.485....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-02-17 15:38:53
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 2024cxs
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aafimlb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:04:53.370 (166.2223755) DEC = +07:40:21.96 (7.6727664)
Discovery date: 2024-02-14 10:39:21.600 (JD=2460354.944)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-02-14 10:39:21.600
Flux: 19.33 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-02-12 10:39:22
Limiting flux: 20.36 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/2024cxs