TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 205088 [ 2024TNSTR.650....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-03-10 15:35:46
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 2024ecq
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aacaqiu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:25:20.647 (171.3360271) DEC = -12:35:48.64 (-12.5968449)
Discovery date: 2024-01-05 12:05:45.600 (JD=2460315.004)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-05 12:05:45.600
Flux: 19.23 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-05 09:14:24
Limiting flux: 19.84 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/2024ecq