TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 225515 [ 2024TNSTR3517....1R ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-09-15 08:26:51
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 2024vkc
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abhrphm
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:12:57.358 (228.2389901) DEC = +39:47:29.82 (39.7916155)
Discovery date: 2024-09-15 03:27:59.002 (JD=2460568.6444329)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-09-15 03:27:59.002
Flux: 19.8624 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-09-05 04:13:06
Limiting flux: 19.9909 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/2024vkc