TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 218640 [ 2024TNSTR2401....1R ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-12 15:34:29
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 2024pik
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aauyxwe
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:26:24.604 (231.6025178) DEC = +09:29:22.94 (9.4897057)
Discovery date: 2024-07-10 04:33:53.997 (JD=2460501.6902083)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-07-10 04:33:53.997
Flux: 19.9338 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-06-30 06:11:50
Limiting flux: 20.5847 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/2024pik