TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 218386 [ 2024TNSTR2345....1P ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-09 10:28:44
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: AT 2024pcu
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaumhjo
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:20:30.938 (245.128908) DEC = +43:20:46.00 (43.346111)
Discovery date: 2024-07-09 07:14:29.000 (JD=2460500.8017245)

Potential host galaxy: SDSS J162030.90+432045.5

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/ZTF24aaumhjo

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-07-09 07:14:29.000
Flux: 19.978 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-07-07 04:42:56
Limiting flux: 20.683 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/2024pcu