TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 206602 [ 2024TNSTR.914....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-04-03 21:44:08
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 2024fna
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaifucf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:38:40.372 (234.668216) DEC = -17:34:38.53 (-17.5773688)
Discovery date: 2024-03-27 10:35:02.400 (JD=2460396.941)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-03-27 10:35:02.400
Flux: 19.25 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-03-27 09:02:53
Limiting flux: 18.64 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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