TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 219501 [ 2024TNSTR2603....1M ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-26 08:29:15
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Katherine Mora (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 2024qcu
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aawwdqy
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 19:40:06.812 (295.0283827) DEC = +41:00:06.91 (41.0019193)
Discovery date: 2024-07-20 07:22:26.002 (JD=2460511.8072454)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-07-20 07:22:26.002
Flux: 19.7305 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-07-18 09:22:25
Limiting flux: 20.4804 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/2024qcu