TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 203267 [ 2024TNSTR.551....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-02-28 13:38:06
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 2024dif
Discoverer internal name: ZTF22aaupsaw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:15:50.505 (228.9604376) DEC = +24:48:21.54 (24.8059827)
Discovery date: 2024-02-28 10:35:02.400 (JD=2460368.941)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-02-28 10:35:02.400
Flux: 18.6 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-02-23 12:53:17
Limiting flux: 17.9 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/2024dif