TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 199442 [ 2024TNSTR..93....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-09 19:35:33
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 2024vd
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18aaaixil
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:07:23.417 (121.8475722) DEC = +66:28:17.04 (66.4714001)
Discovery date: 2024-01-09 10:48:00.000 (JD=2460318.95)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-09 10:48:00.000
Flux: 19.59 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/2024vd