TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 198835 [ 2024TNSTR..41....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-05 13:43:06
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 2024ih
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaaimda
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:12:54.778 (168.2282402) DEC = -08:56:43.17 (-8.9453255)
Discovery date: 2024-01-05 09:12:57.600 (JD=2460314.884)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-05 09:12:57.600
Flux: 19.95 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-29 12:02:53
Limiting flux: 17.93 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/2024ih