TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 221471 [ 2024TNSTR2863....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-08-10 22:00:21
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_CLU_PUBLIC
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

K. De (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024rum
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abahevb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:55:06.992 (268.7791339) DEC = +18:32:37.44 (18.5437338)
Discovery date: 2024-08-07 07:25:53.760 (JD=2460529.80965)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-08-07 07:25:53.760
Flux: 19.3906 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-08-07 05:00:18
Limiting flux: 20.6595 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/2024rum