TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 218970 [ 2024TNSTR2482....1H ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-17 16:20:18
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

K-Ryan Hinds (LJMU), 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 2024pqn
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aavukbc
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:08:59.019 (272.2459123) DEC = +43:59:47.07 (43.9964097)
Discovery date: 2024-07-14 06:57:53.997 (JD=2460505.7902083)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-07-14 06:57:53.997
Flux: 20.4035 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-07-12 08:07:58
Limiting flux: 20.2642 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/2024pqn