TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 202703 [ 2024TNSTR.485....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-02-17 15:37:25
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 2024cxm
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaewgut
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:22:42.411 (80.6767107) DEC = +06:17:18.08 (6.2883563)
Discovery date: 2024-02-13 06:38:52.800 (JD=2460353.777)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-02-13 06:38:52.800
Flux: 20.19 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-02-11 05:08:10
Limiting flux: 20.21 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/2024cxm