TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 220740 [ 2024TNSTR2757....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-08-04 06:36:24
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 2024rcu
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aayoaay
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:28:06.556 (232.0273167) DEC = -11:12:35.49 (-11.2098597)
Discovery date: 2024-08-02 04:36:24.998 (JD=2460524.691956)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-08-02 04:36:24.998
Flux: 19.8636 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-07-29 04:16:06
Limiting flux: 19.9937 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/2024rcu