TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 222408 [ 2024TNSTR3055....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-08-23 06:15:07
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 2024snj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abcgrbl
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 20:46:26.281 (311.6095042) DEC = -17:53:58.01 (-17.8994463)
Discovery date: 2024-08-21 06:55:03.002 (JD=2460543.7882292)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-08-21 06:55:03.002
Flux: 19.4225 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-08-16 06:21:44
Limiting flux: 19.502 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/2024snj