TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 199106 [ 2024TNSTR..57....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-06 15:47:56
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 2024oa
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaarmdf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:44:48.327 (221.2013607) DEC = +32:52:08.15 (32.8689308)
Discovery date: 2024-01-02 11:25:26.400 (JD=2460311.976)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-02 11:25:26.400
Flux: 19.74 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-12 12:57:36
Limiting flux: 20.24 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/2024oa