TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 200129 [ 2024TNSTR.197....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-18 09:44:58
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 2024alt
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aacfsyl
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:30:42.420 (127.67675) DEC = +05:28:43.92 (5.4788653)
Discovery date: 2024-01-14 07:01:55.200 (JD=2460323.793)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-14 07:01:55.200
Flux: 20.04 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-06 13:29:17
Limiting flux: 19.61 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024alt