TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 198873 [ 2024TNSTR..41....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-05 15:45:46
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: SN 2024iy
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaahxph
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:59:19.947 (149.8331117) DEC = -03:21:17.18 (-3.3547711)
Discovery date: 2024-01-05 09:50:24.000 (JD=2460314.91)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-05 09:50:24.000
Flux: 19.36 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-29 10:04:48
Limiting flux: 16.92 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/2024iy