TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 207145 [ 2024TNSTR.978....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-04-08 17:40:16
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 2024gab
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aairhuw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 06:41:57.943 (100.4914299) DEC = +30:35:07.23 (30.5853414)
Discovery date: 2024-04-04 03:47:31.200 (JD=2460404.658)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-04-04 03:47:31.200
Flux: 20.35 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-03-30 03:44:38
Limiting flux: 20.09 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/2024gab