TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 225424 [ 2024TNSTR3486....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-09-13 10:48:47
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: SN 2024vik
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abhgjqn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:59:59.678 (359.9986571) DEC = +32:42:43.54 (32.712095)
Discovery date: 2024-09-13 08:43:20.999 (JD=2460566.8634375)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-09-13 08:43:20.999
Flux: 20.1595 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-09-11 08:06:05
Limiting flux: 20.4604 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/2024vik