TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 224255 [ 2024TNSTR3247....1P ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-09-02 15:23:06
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Daniel Perley (LJMU), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech), Theophile du Laz (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2024uhu
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abesffh
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:09:22.692 (257.3445486) DEC = -05:05:33.40 (-5.0926106)
Discovery date: 2024-08-31 04:34:20.997 (JD=2460553.6905208)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-08-31 04:34:20.997
Flux: 20.0777 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-08-28 04:33:27
Limiting flux: 20.2123 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/2024uhu