TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 199575 [ 2024TNSTR.135....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-13 09:34:30
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: TDE 2020afhd
Discoverer internal name: ZTF20abwtifz
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:13:35.667 (48.3986122) DEC = -02:09:06.21 (-2.1517241)
Discovery date: 2020-10-20 09:46:04.800 (JD=2459142.907)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-10-20 09:46:04.800
Flux: 19.99 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-10-20 08:41:17
Limiting flux: 20.64 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://sandbox.wis-tns.org/object/2020afhd