TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 219308 [ 2024TNSTR2568....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-24 07:46:45
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: AT 2024pyk
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aawxsjw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:07:58.435 (226.9934805) DEC = +25:20:48.10 (25.346695)
Discovery date: 2024-07-16 04:56:47.999 (JD=2460507.7061111)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-07-16 04:56:47.999
Flux: 20.4859 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-07-14 05:09:37
Limiting flux: 20.3021 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/2024pyk