TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 198838 [ 2024TNSTR..41....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-05 13:43:41
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 2024ij
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaaimlv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:54:46.762 (163.6948416) DEC = +04:15:31.17 (4.258657)
Discovery date: 2024-01-05 09:15:50.400 (JD=2460314.886)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-05 09:15:50.400
Flux: 19.47 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-29 11:44:10
Limiting flux: 17.76 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/2024ij