TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 206099 [ 2024TNSTR.847....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-03-29 08:12:43
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_AMPEL_NEW
Reporting Group: AMPEL     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

J. Nordin, V. Brinnel, J. van Santen (HU Berlin), A. Gal-Yam, O. Yaron (Weizmann) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024fbj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aahgzvu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:09:44.151 (167.43396383333) DEC = +08:50:16.36 (8.8378770666667)
Discovery date: 2024-03-26 06:22:32.160 (JD=2460395.7656481)


Remarks: AmpelZ0.044 (N2) SDSS spec-z 0.044.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-03-26 06:22:32.160
Flux: 19 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: ZTF non-detection limits not available

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