TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 206696 [ 2024TNSTR.931....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-04-04 11:33:52
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 2024fou
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaiesld
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:36:52.123 (204.2171796) DEC = -10:43:06.91 (-10.7185868)
Discovery date: 2024-04-04 07:33:36.000 (JD=2460404.815)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-04-04 07:33:36.000
Flux: 19.86 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-03-29 10:03:22
Limiting flux: 19.48 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/2024fou