TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 206281 [ 2024TNSTR.871....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-03-31 01:43:52
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 2024ffw
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18acxyefw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:00:51.187 (105.2132799) DEC = +70:56:46.00 (70.9461117)
Discovery date: 2024-03-21 07:52:19.200 (JD=2460390.828)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-03-21 07:52:19.200
Flux: 19.27 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-03-19 07:13:26
Limiting flux: 19.53 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/2024ffw