TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 206227 [ 2024TNSTR.865....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-03-30 17:36:47
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 2024fes
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aahiasq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:30:26.177 (247.609071) DEC = +70:46:20.76 (70.7724334)
Discovery date: 2024-03-19 09:54:43.200 (JD=2460388.913)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-03-19 09:54:43.200
Flux: 19 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-03-10 07:50:53
Limiting flux: 20.09 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/2024fes