TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 206135 [ 2024TNSTR.854....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-03-29 16:25:08
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: SN 2024fca
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aahxokj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:25:39.809 (336.4158704) DEC = +08:38:19.73 (8.6388128)
Discovery date: 2024-03-28 12:44:38.400 (JD=2460398.031)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-03-28 12:44:38.400
Flux: 17.5 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/2024fca