TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 207549 [ 2024TNSTR1043....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-04-12 14:28:28
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 2024gki
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aajivxa
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:10:25.144 (242.6047687) DEC = -16:13:59.87 (-16.2332962)
Discovery date: 2024-04-07 10:39:32.996 (JD=2460407.9441319)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-04-07 10:39:32.996
Flux: 20.1432 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-04-07 09:17:41
Limiting flux: 20.3354 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/2024gki