TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 207550 [ 2024TNSTR1043....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-04-12 14:28:35
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 2024gkj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaifpgq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:38:51.962 (249.7165085) DEC = +71:05:21.92 (71.0894214)
Discovery date: 2024-04-03 10:29:07.995 (JD=2460403.9368981)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-04-03 10:29:07.995
Flux: 19.9138 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-03-29 07:48:49
Limiting flux: 19.5325 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/2024gkj