TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 215194 [ 2024TNSTR2056....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-06-22 09:17:09
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 2024mbj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aasoasy
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:02:11.617 (210.548405) DEC = -17:49:21.76 (-17.8227102)
Discovery date: 2024-06-20 05:33:24.001 (JD=2460481.7315278)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-06-20 05:33:24.001
Flux: 19.3705 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-06-14 05:33:36
Limiting flux: 19.8425 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/2024mbj