TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 207559 [ 2024TNSTR1043....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-04-12 14:34:06
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 2024gkq
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aairsqx
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:36:47.806 (174.1991927) DEC = -14:02:39.03 (-14.0441761)
Discovery date: 2024-04-03 06:24:54.996 (JD=2460403.7673032)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-04-03 06:24:54.996
Flux: 20.2151 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-03-28 09:43:14
Limiting flux: 19.0443 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/2024gkq