TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 216909 [ 2024TNSTR2244....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-04 04:55:50
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 2024nus
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aauecek
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:54:38.140 (148.6589157) DEC = +48:48:08.40 (48.8023337)
Discovery date: 2024-07-03 04:20:58.997 (JD=2460494.6812384)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-07-03 04:20:58.997
Flux: 19.7002 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-07-03 04:15:58
Limiting flux: 19.4403 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/2024nus