TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 207809 [ 2024TNSTR1086....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-04-16 15:51:47
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 2024grd
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aajxmnq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:41:01.884 (235.2578511) DEC = +24:52:32.85 (24.8757912)
Discovery date: 2024-04-08 11:12:19.002 (JD=2460408.9668866)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-04-08 11:12:19.002
Flux: 20.409 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-04-08 09:44:59
Limiting flux: 20.7377 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/2024grd