TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 210637 [ 2024TNSTR1572....1P ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-05-18 23:11:45
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

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 2024jca
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aamtxrn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:06:28.651 (226.6193774) DEC = +56:36:54.85 (56.6152361)
Discovery date: 2024-05-08 07:49:46.997 (JD=2460438.8262384)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-05-08 07:49:46.997
Flux: 20.3627 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-05-08 06:45:49
Limiting flux: 19.8338 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/2024jca