TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 225162 [ 2024TNSTR3402....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-09-09 14:00:43
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 2024vcz
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abfodqg
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:47:03.128 (41.7630316) DEC = -05:06:53.25 (-5.114793)
Discovery date: 2024-09-03 10:38:12.998 (JD=2460556.943206)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-09-03 10:38:12.998
Flux: 20.5724 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-09-02 11:50:43
Limiting flux: 20.571 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/2024vcz