TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 199031 [ 2024TNSTR..57....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-06 11:40:51
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 2024mf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18abjjops
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:44:34.637 (191.14432) DEC = +69:53:49.89 (69.8971906)
Discovery date: 2024-01-02 11:39:50.400 (JD=2460311.986)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-02 11:39:50.400
Flux: 19.49 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-13 12:46:05
Limiting flux: 20.36 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/2024mf