TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 200554 [ 2024TNSTR.260....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-26 11:33:13
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 2024auj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aacgvwj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:52:02.776 (178.0115682) DEC = +16:51:22.58 (16.8562715)
Discovery date: 2024-01-13 10:58:04.800 (JD=2460322.957)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-13 10:58:04.800
Flux: 20.47 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-05 12:08:38
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/2024auj