TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 205171 [ 2024TNSTR.659....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-03-11 23:33:15
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 2024eex
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aagtkrn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:50:36.704 (177.6529326) DEC = +21:59:02.27 (21.9839634)
Discovery date: 2024-03-05 10:10:33.600 (JD=2460374.924)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-03-05 10:10:33.600
Flux: 20.1 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-03-05 09:07:12
Limiting flux: 20.01 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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