TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 205614 [ 2024TNSTR.746....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-03-19 13:56:32
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_MMA_bot
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Jesper Sollerman on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024eqe
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aahgycb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:57:52.774 (179.4698925) DEC = +55:18:42.17 (55.3117132)
Discovery date: 2024-03-14 09:47:24.996 (JD=2460383.9079282)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-03-14 09:47:24.996
Flux: 20.5703 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-03-12 07:53:47
Limiting flux: 18.7989 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/2024eqe