TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 208296 [ 2024TNSTR1195....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-04-23 09:54:15
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 2024hca
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aakbkee
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:59:02.063 (284.7585965) DEC = +52:44:31.73 (52.7421465)
Discovery date: 2024-04-17 08:56:18.997 (JD=2460417.8724421)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-04-17 08:56:18.997
Flux: 20.1294 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-04-04 11:53:05
Limiting flux: 20.3817 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/2024hca