TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 210788 [ 2024TNSTR1618....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-05-22 21:00:21
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: AT 2024jfk
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaorhpd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:50:10.460 (147.5435821) DEC = +40:24:47.79 (40.4132747)
Discovery date: 2024-05-21 07:09:58.176 (JD=2460451.79859)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-05-21 07:09:58.176
Flux: 19.4072 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-05-19 07:24:49
Limiting flux: 19.0014 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/2024jfk