TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 220641 [ 2024TNSTR2746....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-08-03 11:39:15
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 2024raf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaxxegw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:29:35.164 (352.3965185) DEC = +32:20:22.97 (32.3397126)
Discovery date: 2024-08-03 08:47:02.996 (JD=2460525.8660069)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-08-03 08:47:02.996
Flux: 19.1579 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-07-31 08:40:09
Limiting flux: 20.2167 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024raf