TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 199613 [ 2024TNSTR.135....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-13 17:40:41
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 2024yp
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aabqjpq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:04:20.712 (241.0862986) DEC = -20:19:11.92 (-20.3199769)
Discovery date: 2024-01-12 13:19:12.000 (JD=2460322.055)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-12 13:19:12.000
Flux: 18.99 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/2024yp