TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 209620 [ 2024TNSTR1418....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-05-07 18:00:20
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_CLU_PUBLIC
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

K. De (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2024igk
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aamlzwg
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:28:25.122 (247.1046738) DEC = +40:51:29.26 (40.8581279)
Discovery date: 2024-05-07 09:16:03.360 (JD=2460437.88615)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-05-07 09:16:03.360
Flux: 18.8028 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-05-07 08:52:36
Limiting flux: 19.9722 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024igk