TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 199839 [ 2024TNSTR.156....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-15 19:38:30
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 2024afe
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18abqywln
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:34:24.493 (23.6020521) DEC = -17:20:38.64 (-17.3440678)
Discovery date: 2024-01-05 02:45:36.000 (JD=2460314.615)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-05 02:45:36.000
Flux: 19.64 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-29 04:10:34
Limiting flux: 19.62 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/2024afe