TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 199545 [ 2024TNSTR.126....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-12 19:35:36
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 2024xb
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aabfnaw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:28:15.234 (262.0634755) DEC = +19:40:31.65 (19.6754576)
Discovery date: 2024-01-09 13:32:09.600 (JD=2460319.064)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-09 13:32:09.600
Flux: 19.75 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-08 13:42:14
Limiting flux: 18.93 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/2024xb