TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 222379 [ 2024TNSTR3041....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-08-22 13:31:16
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 2024smm
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abclmam
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:49:37.004 (117.4041821) DEC = +45:19:50.45 (45.3306809)
Discovery date: 2024-08-17 12:02:17.998 (JD=2460540.0015972)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-08-17 12:02:17.998
Flux: 19.637 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: No non-detections prior to first detection in ZTF Public+Partnership, ZTF Public alert streams

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