TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 211747 [ 2024TNSTR1770....1R ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-06-02 16:22:38
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 2024kcs
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aapyxzn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:08:29.944 (347.124766) DEC = +80:49:20.30 (80.8223043)
Discovery date: 2024-06-01 09:26:55.999 (JD=2460462.8937037)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-06-01 09:26:55.999
Flux: 18.8285 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-05-08 10:26:23
Limiting flux: 20.126 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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