TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 221386 [ 2024TNSTR2861....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-08-10 11:04:34
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 2024rtg
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abaiyfq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:12:58.120 (318.2421661) DEC = -01:28:01.16 (-1.4669882)
Discovery date: 2024-08-09 06:33:54.002 (JD=2460531.7735417)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-08-09 06:33:54.002
Flux: 20.6606 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-08-07 08:35:49
Limiting flux: 20.431 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/2024rtg