TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 224589 [ 2024TNSTR3323....1R ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-09-05 15:04:25
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 2024uqj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abepzjt
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:28:35.030 (52.1459604) DEC = +27:36:35.97 (27.6099909)
Discovery date: 2024-08-29 09:45:16.001 (JD=2460551.9064352)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-08-29 09:45:16.001
Flux: 21.03 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-08-27 11:37:24
Limiting flux: 20.3501 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/2024uqj