TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 222364 [ 2024TNSTR3041....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-08-22 06:03:59
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 2024smc
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abcizry
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:53:05.396 (253.2724827) DEC = +53:06:36.02 (53.110006)
Discovery date: 2024-08-21 04:25:38.000 (JD=2460543.6844676)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-08-21 04:25:38.000
Flux: 19.6906 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-08-18 08:44:43
Limiting flux: 19.0584 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/2024smc