TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 225526 [ 2024TNSTR3515....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-09-15 13:21:08
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 2024vkj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abhrsjc
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:51:55.756 (252.9823149) DEC = +74:14:57.82 (74.2493957)
Discovery date: 2024-09-15 04:15:07.004 (JD=2460568.6771644)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-09-15 04:15:07.004
Flux: 19.7026 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-09-13 06:43:48
Limiting flux: 19.0139 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/2024vkj