TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 211713 [ 2024TNSTR1768....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-06-02 06:57:50
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Jesper Sollerman (SU), 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 2024kbt
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aapevid
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:55:36.651 (223.9027139) DEC = +01:31:47.87 (1.5299628)
Discovery date: 2024-05-29 07:05:05.997 (JD=2460459.7952083)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-05-29 07:05:05.997
Flux: 20.1801 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-05-27 08:08:14
Limiting flux: 20.1544 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/2024kbt