TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 202440 [ 2024TNSTR.464....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-02-15 00:00:58
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 2024cro
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaezido
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:41:13.584 (190.306602) DEC = +20:40:12.04 (20.6700109)
Discovery date: 2024-01-16 12:59:34.368 (JD=2460326.04137)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-16 12:59:34.368
Flux: 20.465 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-16 11:37:18
Limiting flux: 20.4084 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/2024cro