TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 218381 [ 2024TNSTR2345....1P ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-09 09:41:27
Date made public:
Sender: Ismael Perez-Fournon
Reporting Group: SGLF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

I. Pérez-Fournon, F. Poidevin (IAC and ULL), C. Jaén-Martín (ULL), C. Jiménez Ángel (GRANTECAN), Z. Delgado-González (ULL), R. Shirley (MPE), R. Marques-Chaves (Univ. of Geneva), and S. Geier (GRANTECAN & IAC) on behalf of SGLF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2024pcq
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aauuiva
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:36:29.549 (279.123121) DEC = +60:29:02.51 (60.484031)
Discovery date: 2024-07-09 07:48:35.000 (JD=2460500.8254051)

Potential host galaxy: PS1 180582791234081871

Remarks: SN candidate discovered using the public ZTF alerts, the LSST/ZTF brokers, and our SGLF filters. ZTF light curve available at the LSST/ZTF brokers, e.g.: https://alerce.online/object/ZTF24aauuiva

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-07-09 07:48:35.000
Flux: 19.187 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-07-03 08:13:40
Limiting flux: 20.425 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/2024pcq