TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 203361 [ 2024TNSTR.566....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-02-29 11:35:39
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 2024dku
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aagonga
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:47:38.172 (221.9090497) DEC = +66:08:46.88 (66.1463565)
Discovery date: 2024-02-16 12:51:50.400 (JD=2460357.036)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-02-16 12:51:50.400
Flux: 20.66 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-02-16 12:28:48
Limiting flux: 20.71 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/2024dku