TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 221660 [ 2024TNSTR2902....1R ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-08-12 13:14:56
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Nabeel Rehemtulla (CIERA, NU), 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 2024rzk
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abamjaz
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:21:42.811 (80.4283789) DEC = +77:36:57.76 (77.6160457)
Discovery date: 2024-08-10 11:39:43.997 (JD=2460532.9859259)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-08-10 11:39:43.997
Flux: 20.255 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-08-10 10:44:25
Limiting flux: 20.5714 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/2024rzk