TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 198820 [ 2024TNSTR..41....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-05 13:39:34
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 2024ib
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaahwja
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:09:55.658 (152.4819072) DEC = -16:42:06.10 (-16.7016957)
Discovery date: 2024-01-05 09:07:12.000 (JD=2460314.88)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-05 09:07:12.000
Flux: 19.8 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-29 10:10:34
Limiting flux: 16.02 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/2024ib