TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 203259 [ 2024TNSTR.551....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-02-28 13:36:06
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 2024dhy
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aagkuyp
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 19:00:27.085 (285.112855) DEC = +69:59:44.66 (69.9957388)
Discovery date: 2024-02-28 11:15:21.600 (JD=2460368.969)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-02-28 11:15:21.600
Flux: 19.51 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-02-23 12:20:10
Limiting flux: 17 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/2024dhy