TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 199514 [ 2024TNSTR.118....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-11 23:34:09
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 2024wk
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aabnava
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:17:51.178 (154.4632416) DEC = +03:24:14.50 (3.4040267)
Discovery date: 2024-01-10 12:04:19.200 (JD=2460320.003)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-10 12:04:19.200
Flux: 19.87 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/2024wk