TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 199607 [ 2024TNSTR.135....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-13 13:38:36
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 2024yl
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaakodh
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:35:09.572 (173.7898849) DEC = -22:50:16.32 (-22.8378679)
Discovery date: 2024-01-05 12:02:52.800 (JD=2460315.002)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-05 12:02:52.800
Flux: 19.65 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-29 12:02:53
Limiting flux: 17.06 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024yl