TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 207228 [ 2024TNSTR.996....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-04-09 12:38:48
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Jesper Sollerman (SU), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech), Daniel Perley (LJMU), Theophile du Laz (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024gcg
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaiwgkl
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:24:22.823 (261.0950959) DEC = +52:26:59.56 (52.4498783)
Discovery date: 2024-04-04 09:13:48.999 (JD=2460404.8845949)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-04-04 09:13:48.999
Flux: 20.134 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-03-29 11:56:57
Limiting flux: 19.9614 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024gcg