TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 206221 [ 2024TNSTR.865....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-03-30 17:35:07
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 2024fen
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aahhcnk
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:25:47.544 (141.448099) DEC = +40:04:31.54 (40.0754285)
Discovery date: 2024-03-19 07:13:26.400 (JD=2460388.801)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-03-19 07:13:26.400
Flux: 19.41 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-03-19 05:54:14
Limiting flux: 19.81 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/2024fen