TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 216153 [ 2024TNSTR2161....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-06-28 16:45:27
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 2024nbj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aatdpts
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:45:23.473 (236.3478022) DEC = +21:34:19.54 (21.5720937)
Discovery date: 2024-06-23 05:34:25.000 (JD=2460484.7322338)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-06-23 05:34:25.000
Flux: 19.9058 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-06-22 10:07:36
Limiting flux: 18.8231 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/2024nbj