TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 209378 [ 2024TNSTR1387....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-05-04 14:03:17
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Gabrielle Stewart (UC Berkeley), Daniel Perley (LJMU), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech), Theophile du Laz (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024iau
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aakzivq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:36:40.050 (324.1668764) DEC = +03:43:48.90 (3.7302504)
Discovery date: 2024-04-28 10:54:36.999 (JD=2460428.9545949)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-04-28 10:54:36.999
Flux: 19.2818 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-03-29 12:26:32
Limiting flux: 18.6204 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/2024iau