TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 200988 [ 2024TNSTR.302....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-31 21:36:38
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 2024bgq
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaaimnd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:12:47.543 (168.1980944) DEC = -04:59:40.66 (-4.9946284)
Discovery date: 2024-01-05 09:14:24.000 (JD=2460314.885)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-05 09:14:24.000
Flux: 19.45 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-10 11:26:53
Limiting flux: 20.28 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/2024bgq