TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 199546 [ 2024TNSTR.126....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-12 19:35:47
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 2024xc
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aabqjrp
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:20:41.300 (245.1720833) DEC = -10:12:57.73 (-10.2160366)
Discovery date: 2024-01-02 13:40:47.000 (JD=2460312.0699884)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-02 13:40:47.000
Flux: 19.67 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/2024xc