TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 199648 [ 2024TNSTR.146....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-14 11:34:19
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 2024zk
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aabpwjq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:27:09.324 (186.7888513) DEC = +63:13:38.70 (63.2274178)
Discovery date: 2024-01-06 10:26:24.000 (JD=2460315.935)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-06 10:26:24.000
Flux: 20.27 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-02 12:18:43
Limiting flux: 18.08 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/2024zk