TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 202720 [ 2024TNSTR.485....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-02-17 15:42:57
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 2024cyd
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aafjhdl
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:05:54.020 (256.4750847) DEC = +66:20:20.49 (66.3390255)
Discovery date: 2024-02-11 09:51:50.400 (JD=2460351.911)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-02-11 09:51:50.400
Flux: 20.55 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: Non existent in SDSS/PS1

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024cyd