TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 222182 [ 2024TNSTR2987....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-08-17 10:12:36
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 2024sjb
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abcakvo
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:20:26.839 (350.111831) DEC = -11:33:24.67 (-11.5568531)
Discovery date: 2024-08-17 08:46:58.002 (JD=2460539.8659491)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-08-17 08:46:58.002
Flux: 19.5748 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-08-15 09:29:55
Limiting flux: 20.3732 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/2024sjb