TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 100383 [ 2021TNSTR.598....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2021-02-24 05:59:28
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 2021dta
Discoverer internal name: ZTF21aalokks
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:07:01.643 (271.7568474) DEC = +19:26:14.74 (19.4374287)
Discovery date: 2021-02-18 12:44:38.400 (JD=2459264.031)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2021-02-18 12:44:38.400
Flux: 18.99 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2021-02-18 11:55:41
Limiting flux: 19.36 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/2021dta