TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 218759 [ 2024TNSTR2433....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-14 09:45:39
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: SN 2024plj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aavttjp
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:15:58.468 (258.9936151) DEC = +01:25:15.28 (1.4209113)
Discovery date: 2024-07-12 08:29:02.996 (JD=2460503.8535069)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-07-12 08:29:02.996
Flux: 19.5527 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-07-12 06:07:55
Limiting flux: 20.2578 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/2024plj