TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 199579 [ 2024TNSTR.137....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-13 11:00:15
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 2024xt
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aabpdug
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:14:56.009 (168.7333695) DEC = +50:20:07.42 (50.3353954)
Discovery date: 2024-01-13 10:42:43.776 (JD=2460322.94634)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-13 10:42:43.776
Flux: 18.4561 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-05 12:17:41
Limiting flux: 20.448 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/2024xt