TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 209954 [ 2024TNSTR1446....1R ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-05-09 16:18:28
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Nabeel Rehemtulla (CIERA, NU), 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 2024ilu
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aamktkj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:27:36.462 (171.9019235) DEC = +33:51:34.96 (33.8597108)
Discovery date: 2024-05-07 06:43:29.997 (JD=2460437.7802083)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-05-07 06:43:29.997
Flux: 20.0542 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-05-07 05:13:32
Limiting flux: 20.6583 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/2024ilu