TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 209887 [ 2024TNSTR1437....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-05-09 08:47:12
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_AMPEL_NEW
Reporting Group: AMPEL     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

J. Nordin, V. Brinnel, J. van Santen (HU Berlin), A. Gal-Yam, O. Yaron (Weizmann) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2024ikx
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aampakt
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:09:49.615 (197.45672853333) DEC = +11:24:40.04 (11.411121933333)
Discovery date: 2024-05-08 07:28:14.592 (JD=2460438.8112847)


Remarks: AmpelZ0.025 (N1) SDSS spec-z 0.025.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-05-08 07:28:14.592
Flux: 20.22 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: ZTF non-detection limits not available

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