TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 216297 [ 2024TNSTR2187....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-06-30 07:58:13
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 2024nej
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aatcdfi
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:17:33.223 (259.3884287) DEC = +08:02:11.96 (8.0366552)
Discovery date: 2024-06-25 05:28:36.998 (JD=2460486.728206)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-06-25 05:28:36.998
Flux: 20.0906 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-06-23 07:35:26
Limiting flux: 19.7681 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/2024nej