TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 222361 [ 2024TNSTR3040....1P ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-08-22 04:21:46
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Daniel Perley (LJMU), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech), Theophile du Laz (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024slz
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18aaoytaz
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:18:24.340 (244.6014158) DEC = +29:20:47.46 (29.3465161)
Discovery date: 2024-08-21 04:08:22.004 (JD=2460543.6724769)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-08-21 04:08:22.004
Flux: 19.8587 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-08-21 03:46:51
Limiting flux: 19.9225 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/2024slz