TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 199144 [ 2024TNSTR..57....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-06 21:48:09
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 2024ou
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaarwvc
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:57:57.218 (239.4884085) DEC = +33:47:39.81 (33.7943913)
Discovery date: 2024-01-02 13:13:26.400 (JD=2460312.051)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-02 13:13:26.400
Flux: 20.62 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: Non existent in SDSS/PS1

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024ou