TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 222641 [ 2024TNSTR3083....1R ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-08-25 11:16:09
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Nabeel Rehemtulla (CIERA, NU), 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 2024ssv
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abcuvds
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:46:59.125 (11.7463526) DEC = +40:33:42.43 (40.5617848)
Discovery date: 2024-08-25 08:19:23.001 (JD=2460547.846794)


Remarks: Bright (m_peak <= 18.5) transient candidate identified autonomously by BTSbot (Rehemtulla et al. 2024; arXiv:2401.15167).

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-08-25 08:19:23.001
Flux: 17.3827 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-08-22 09:50:22
Limiting flux: 19.7581 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/2024ssv