TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 205628 [ 2024TNSTR.745....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-03-19 17:35:17
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 2024eqn
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aahgpop
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:50:14.771 (162.5615466) DEC = +21:08:14.58 (21.1373847)
Discovery date: 2024-03-19 05:35:31.200 (JD=2460388.733)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-03-19 05:35:31.200
Flux: 19.77 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-03-11 06:25:55
Limiting flux: 20.72 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/2024eqn