TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 200038 [ 2024TNSTR.184....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-17 20:00:14
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: SN 2024ajy
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aacjcwl
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:57:32.553 (44.3856379) DEC = +08:05:48.45 (8.0967907)
Discovery date: 2024-01-16 04:48:36.288 (JD=2460325.70042)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-16 04:48:36.288
Flux: 20.2218 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-14 07:17:42
Limiting flux: 19.3419 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/2024ajy