TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 199069 [ 2024TNSTR..57....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-06 12:28:23
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 2024my
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23abwcpjj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:55:23.332 (178.8472173) DEC = +23:17:55.17 (23.2986581)
Discovery date: 2024-01-02 12:47:31.200 (JD=2460312.033)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-02 12:47:31.200
Flux: 18.98 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-27 11:42:43
Limiting flux: 17 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/2024my