TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 198834 [ 2024TNSTR..41....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-05 13:42:54
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 2024ig
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaaiknc
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:23:25.696 (155.8570677) DEC = -15:51:29.83 (-15.8582859)
Discovery date: 2024-01-05 09:08:38.400 (JD=2460314.881)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-05 09:08:38.400
Flux: 19.56 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: 16.08 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/2024ig