TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 206560 [ 2024TNSTR.914....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-04-03 14:28:32
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 2024flu
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaiehiv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:03:02.856 (240.7619006) DEC = +79:49:00.47 (79.8167961)
Discovery date: 2024-04-03 10:29:16.800 (JD=2460403.937)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-04-03 10:29:16.800
Flux: 18.76 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-03-29 09:47:31
Limiting flux: 19.73 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/2024flu