TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 198979 [ 2024TNSTR..57....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-06 03:33:37
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 2024lh
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaaknxe
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:11:04.426 (182.7684426) DEC = -23:58:43.00 (-23.97861)
Discovery date: 2024-01-05 12:02:52.800 (JD=2460315.002)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-05 12:02:52.800
Flux: 19.27 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/2024lh