TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 215650 [ 2024TNSTR2086....1B ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-06-24 11:32:43
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Aleksandra Bochenek (LJMU), 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 2024mot
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaskzpi
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:03:00.589 (255.7524552) DEC = -16:23:01.89 (-16.3838596)
Discovery date: 2024-06-19 05:59:19.003 (JD=2460480.7495255)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-06-19 05:59:19.003
Flux: 18.5494 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-06-16 06:58:49
Limiting flux: 19.7494 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/2024mot