TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 223999 [ 2024TNSTR3230....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-09-01 06:50:37
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 2024ucg
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abektxk
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:56:21.011 (239.0875443) DEC = +59:21:15.41 (59.3542807)
Discovery date: 2024-08-24 03:58:47.997 (JD=2460546.6658333)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-08-24 03:58:47.997
Flux: 20.4874 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-08-22 06:40:22
Limiting flux: 19.5807 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/2024ucg