TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 199605 [ 2024TNSTR.135....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-13 13:37:55
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 2024yj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaainmn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:20:46.787 (170.1949451) DEC = +15:22:08.32 (15.3689783)
Discovery date: 2024-01-05 09:17:16.800 (JD=2460314.887)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-05 09:17:16.800
Flux: 19.33 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-29 10:20:38
Limiting flux: 16.02 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/2024yj