TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 207946 [ 2024TNSTR1123....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-04-18 11:03:50
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 2024gtx
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aakbptu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:48:14.568 (282.0607012) DEC = +58:51:35.92 (58.8599791)
Discovery date: 2024-04-18 08:47:18.997 (JD=2460418.8661921)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-04-18 08:47:18.997
Flux: 18.7421 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-04-04 11:53:46
Limiting flux: 20.6298 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/2024gtx