TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 198999 [ 2024TNSTR..57....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-06 07:36:31
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 2024lu
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaaates
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:49:34.549 (12.3939533) DEC = +39:00:49.17 (39.0136588)
Discovery date: 2024-01-02 03:23:02.400 (JD=2460311.641)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-02 03:23:02.400
Flux: 20.08 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-18 06:28:48
Limiting flux: 19.93 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/2024lu