TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 225358 [ 2024TNSTR3468....1W ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-09-12 12:48:54
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Jacob Wise (LJMU), 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 2024vgu
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abfontr
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:15:33.868 (108.8911177) DEC = +50:59:25.94 (50.990538)
Discovery date: 2024-09-12 11:22:10.004 (JD=2460565.9737269)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-09-12 11:22:10.004
Flux: 18.9888 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-09-07 10:49:20
Limiting flux: 19.4437 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024vgu