TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 199646 [ 2024TNSTR.146....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-14 07:33:56
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 2024zi
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaboygm
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:23:13.486 (110.8061899) DEC = +40:15:26.24 (40.2572875)
Discovery date: 2024-01-12 06:27:21.600 (JD=2460321.769)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-12 06:27:21.600
Flux: 19.85 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-05 10:07:41
Limiting flux: 20.41 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/2024zi