TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 218957 [ 2024TNSTR2480....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-17 07:54:55
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 2024pqd
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aavydau
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:16:25.862 (244.107757) DEC = +51:05:19.82 (51.0888383)
Discovery date: 2024-07-12 04:44:52.995 (JD=2460503.6978356)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-07-12 04:44:52.995
Flux: 20.4677 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-07-11 08:22:05
Limiting flux: 20.1123 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/2024pqd