TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 208310 [ 2024TNSTR1195....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-04-23 12:03:09
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 2024hcj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aakskvp
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:52:07.612 (268.0317152) DEC = +28:53:54.15 (28.8983743)
Discovery date: 2024-04-21 10:39:39.000 (JD=2460421.9442014)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-04-21 10:39:39.000
Flux: 18.425 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-04-21 10:07:04
Limiting flux: 20.1359 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/2024hcj