TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 206172 [ 2024TNSTR.854....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-03-29 21:41:43
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 2024fdg
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aahikkx
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:26:01.165 (216.5048544) DEC = -05:01:40.40 (-5.0278899)
Discovery date: 2024-03-21 10:22:04.800 (JD=2460390.932)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-03-21 10:22:04.800
Flux: 19.42 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-03-14 10:27:50
Limiting flux: 17.54 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/2024fdg