TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 225143 [ 2024TNSTR3404....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-09-09 11:00:39
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_CLU_PUBLIC
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

K. De (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2024vcj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abgngzh
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:45:35.234 (41.3968103) DEC = -17:41:22.93 (-17.6897016)
Discovery date: 2024-09-09 10:37:56.064 (JD=2460562.94301)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-09-09 10:37:56.064
Flux: 19.3561 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-09-09 10:01:30
Limiting flux: 20.2295 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/2024vcj