TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 216333 [ 2024TNSTR2188....1R ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-06-30 13:59:18
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Nabeel Rehemtulla (CIERA, NU), 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 2024nfb
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aatzcak
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:22:07.431 (50.5309606) DEC = +25:05:15.61 (25.0876684)
Discovery date: 2024-06-29 11:19:58.002 (JD=2460490.9721991)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-06-29 11:19:58.002
Flux: 18.7807 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-06-29 11:19:17
Limiting flux: 19.2267 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/2024nfb