TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 199215 [ 2024TNSTR..67....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-07 03:33:22
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: SN 2024py
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23aakanao
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:03:56.321 (195.9846689) DEC = -17:15:23.22 (-17.2564508)
Discovery date: 2024-01-02 11:05:16.800 (JD=2460311.962)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-02 11:05:16.800
Flux: 18.87 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-12 13:43:41
Limiting flux: 19.69 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/2024py