TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 209864 [ 2024TNSTR1432....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-05-08 20:00:27
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_CLU_PUBLIC
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

K. De (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024ikg
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aalfiak
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:02:27.785 (210.6157698) DEC = +54:19:46.73 (54.3296485)
Discovery date: 2024-04-04 09:51:46.944 (JD=2460404.91096)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-04-04 09:51:46.944
Flux: 20.5086 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-04-04 08:47:35
Limiting flux: 20.5779 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/2024ikg