TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 199107 [ 2024TNSTR..57....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-06 15:48:08
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 2024ob
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaacvok
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:47:52.238 (176.9676579) DEC = +47:15:37.10 (47.2603044)
Discovery date: 2024-01-02 11:55:40.800 (JD=2460311.997)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-02 11:55:40.800
Flux: 19.51 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-27 11:16:48
Limiting flux: 19.01 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/2024ob