TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 222365 [ 2024TNSTR3041....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-08-22 06:40:52
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 2024smd
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abcfigw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:38:50.843 (234.7118461) DEC = +24:42:19.67 (24.705465)
Discovery date: 2024-08-22 04:14:19.000 (JD=2460544.6766088)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-08-22 04:14:19.000
Flux: 19.1206 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-08-16 04:28:33
Limiting flux: 19.6361 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024smd