TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 218459 [ 2024TNSTR2348....1R ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-09 18:10:34
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 2024pen
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aauunir
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 19:30:46.583 (292.6940979) DEC = +40:51:52.35 (40.8645411)
Discovery date: 2024-07-09 08:17:21.998 (JD=2460500.8453935)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-07-09 08:17:21.998
Flux: 19.488 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-07-03 09:51:11
Limiting flux: 20.4202 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/2024pen