TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 202716 [ 2024TNSTR.485....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-02-17 15:41:35
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 2024cxz
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aafbdtb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:39:26.441 (219.8601716) DEC = -22:37:04.49 (-22.6179135)
Discovery date: 2024-02-11 12:01:26.400 (JD=2460352.001)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-02-11 12:01:26.400
Flux: 19.62 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: Non existent in SDSS/PS1

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