TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 205742 [ 2024TNSTR.766....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-03-21 08:49:29
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_AMPEL_NEW
Reporting Group: AMPEL     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

J. Nordin, V. Brinnel, J. van Santen (HU Berlin), A. Gal-Yam, O. Yaron (Weizmann) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024ets
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18aapigmx
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:08:30.149 (167.1256218) DEC = +29:50:10.27 (29.8361851)
Discovery date: 2024-03-21 04:59:37.248 (JD=2460390.7080671)


Remarks: AmpelZ0.036 (N2) SDSS spec-z 0.036. Known SDSS and/or MILLIQUAS QSO/AGN.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-03-21 04:59:37.248
Flux: 18.9 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: ZTF non-detection limits not available

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