TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 207918 [ 2024TNSTR1123....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-04-18 09:17:39
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: SN 2024gtu
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aakdmwg
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:08:36.428 (257.1517814) DEC = +45:15:49.48 (45.2637454)
Discovery date: 2024-04-14 10:55:26.999 (JD=2460414.9551736)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-04-14 10:55:26.999
Flux: 20.8982 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-04-08 11:50:15
Limiting flux: 20.6558 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/2024gtu