TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 207896 [ 2024TNSTR1108....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-04-18 07:09:13
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_AMPEL_NEW
Reporting Group: AMPEL     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

J. Nordin, V. Brinnel, J. van Santen (HU Berlin), A. Gal-Yam, O. Yaron (Weizmann) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024gte
Discoverer internal name: ZTF19aaqyhgi
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:06:21.016 (166.5875649) DEC = -02:18:54.70 (-2.3151954)
Discovery date: 2024-04-18 06:38:07.008 (JD=2460418.7764699)


Remarks: AmpelZ0.030 (N3) NED z 0.031.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-04-18 06:38:07.008
Flux: 18.48 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: ZTF non-detection limits not available

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