TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 216298 [ 2024TNSTR2187....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-06-30 07:58:35
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: SN 2024nek
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aatrvwr
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:20:40.052 (260.1668821) DEC = +50:23:39.95 (50.3944296)
Discovery date: 2024-06-28 08:12:31.003 (JD=2460489.8420255)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-06-28 08:12:31.003
Flux: 19.8002 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-06-28 06:11:37
Limiting flux: 20.791 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/2024nek