TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 198874 [ 2024TNSTR..41....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-05 15:45:58
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 2024iz
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaadnxp
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:42:13.162 (250.5548408) DEC = -00:16:44.41 (-0.279003)
Discovery date: 2024-01-02 13:36:28.800 (JD=2460312.067)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-02 13:36:28.800
Flux: 19.17 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: Non existent in SDSS/PS1

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024iz