TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 199542 [ 2024TNSTR.126....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-12 19:35:01
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 2024wy
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aabqmfe
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:11:06.248 (257.7760324) DEC = +06:43:42.87 (6.7285743)
Discovery date: 2024-01-05 13:42:14.400 (JD=2460315.071)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-05 13:42:14.400
Flux: 19.77 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/2024wy