TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 221385 [ 2024TNSTR2861....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-08-10 11:04:27
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 2024rtf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abaizwf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:30:40.737 (322.6697385) DEC = -00:04:55.61 (-0.0821147)
Discovery date: 2024-08-07 08:35:48.998 (JD=2460529.858206)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-08-07 08:35:48.998
Flux: 20.531 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-08-07 07:58:55
Limiting flux: 19.975 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/2024rtf