TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 206694 [ 2024TNSTR.931....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-04-04 11:33:15
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 2024fos
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaighnw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:14:23.922 (123.5996764) DEC = -16:25:59.36 (-16.4331542)
Discovery date: 2024-04-04 03:34:33.600 (JD=2460404.649)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-04-04 03:34:33.600
Flux: 19.5 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-03-28 06:04:19
Limiting flux: 19.49 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/2024fos