TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 198828 [ 2024TNSTR..41....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-05 13:41:34
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 2024if
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaainrx
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:49:47.821 (162.4492538) DEC = +16:50:15.26 (16.8375721)
Discovery date: 2024-01-05 09:17:16.800 (JD=2460314.887)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-05 09:17:16.800
Flux: 19.86 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-29 11:41:17
Limiting flux: 17.51 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/2024if