TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 231733 [ 2024TNSTR4309....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-11-04 08:29:59
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Jesper Sollerman (SU), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech), Daniel Perley (LJMU), Theophile du Laz (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2024aakn
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abqpshs
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:47:49.164 (131.9548503) DEC = +68:25:48.27 (68.4300759)
Discovery date: 2024-10-31 10:44:41.997 (JD=2460614.9477083)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-31 10:44:41.997
Flux: 20.5266 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-10-27 10:47:41
Limiting flux: 18.8646 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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