TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 222338 [ 2024TNSTR3026....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-08-21 06:17:09
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: SN 2024slm
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abcfiff
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:10:30.370 (242.6265422) DEC = +27:30:05.47 (27.5015181)
Discovery date: 2024-08-21 03:46:50.998 (JD=2460543.6575347)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-08-21 03:46:50.998
Flux: 19.0484 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-08-18 06:33:46
Limiting flux: 19.6275 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/2024slm