TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 209556 [ 2024TNSTR1419....1R ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-05-07 07:51:11
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Nabeel Rehemtulla (CIERA, NU), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech), Daniel Perley (LJMU), Theophile du Laz (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024ift
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aalxenb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:50:58.491 (192.7437118) DEC = +00:36:43.53 (0.6120907)
Discovery date: 2024-05-04 06:35:49.001 (JD=2460434.7748727)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-05-04 06:35:49.001
Flux: 20.2109 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-05-04 06:07:05
Limiting flux: 20.3544 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/2024ift