TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 206071 [ 2024TNSTR.839....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-03-28 16:26:38
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 2024fap
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aahlafp
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:34:28.834 (323.6201397) DEC = +01:58:57.74 (1.9827055)
Discovery date: 2024-03-20 12:48:57.600 (JD=2460390.034)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-03-20 12:48:57.600
Flux: 18.19 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: Non existent in SDSS/PS1

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