TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 204637 [ 2024TNSTR.606....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-03-05 05:33:16
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 2024dtx
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aagprtv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:53:06.361 (88.276505) DEC = -24:23:21.12 (-24.3891995)
Discovery date: 2024-02-17 05:06:43.200 (JD=2460357.713)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-02-17 05:06:43.200
Flux: 20.04 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-02-14 05:32:38
Limiting flux: 18.14 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/2024dtx