TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 211806 [ 2024TNSTR1779....1R ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-06-03 13:17:42
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: SN 2024kee
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaqiqpw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:01:26.401 (240.3600036) DEC = +71:24:10.61 (71.4029479)
Discovery date: 2024-06-01 07:22:34.996 (JD=2460462.8073495)


Remarks: Bright (m_peak <= 18.5) transient candidate identified autonomously by BTSbot (Rehemtulla et al. 2024; arXiv:2401.15167).

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-06-01 07:22:34.996
Flux: 20.7045 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-06-01 06:45:26
Limiting flux: 20.789 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/2024kee