TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 218987 [ 2024TNSTR2481....1R ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-17 20:05:22
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Jyotsna Ravi (UC Berkeley), 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 2024prc
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aavuwyw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 19:35:28.874 (293.8703094) DEC = -16:44:09.26 (-16.7359061)
Discovery date: 2024-07-14 07:34:23.001 (JD=2460505.815544)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-07-14 07:34:23.001
Flux: 19.954 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-07-14 06:45:29
Limiting flux: 20.3596 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/2024prc