TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 221390 [ 2024TNSTR2861....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-08-10 11:05:36
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 2024rtk
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abaguss
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:57:26.598 (269.3608262) DEC = +19:06:49.66 (19.1137931)
Discovery date: 2024-08-09 05:00:37.995 (JD=2460531.7087731)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-08-09 05:00:37.995
Flux: 20.3035 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-08-07 07:25:54
Limiting flux: 20.4848 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/2024rtk