TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 202694 [ 2024TNSTR.485....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-02-17 13:36:21
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: SN 2024cxh
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aafroqa
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:44:44.890 (146.1870418) DEC = -13:14:49.02 (-13.2469498)
Discovery date: 2024-02-17 07:58:04.800 (JD=2460357.832)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-02-17 07:58:04.800
Flux: 19.15 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-02-14 08:05:17
Limiting flux: 20.27 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/2024cxh