TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 209401 [ 2024TNSTR1388....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-05-04 22:00:19
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_CLU_PUBLIC
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

K. De (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024iba
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aamhkal
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:38:21.270 (339.5886265) DEC = +50:31:08.21 (50.5189467)
Discovery date: 2024-05-04 10:48:49.248 (JD=2460434.95057)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-05-04 10:48:49.248
Flux: 19.9247 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-05-31 12:00:00
Limiting flux: 20.5 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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