TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 199095 [ 2024TNSTR..57....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-06 15:45:14
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 2024np
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaarlxq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:56:08.405 (194.0350223) DEC = +50:49:04.53 (50.8179252)
Discovery date: 2024-01-06 10:29:16.800 (JD=2460315.937)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-06 10:29:16.800
Flux: 19.32 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-02 12:21:36
Limiting flux: 18.07 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/2024np