TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 225552 [ 2024TNSTR3529....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-09-16 04:29:54
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 2024vkw
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abhxlsr
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:10:24.763 (242.6031805) DEC = +22:42:46.10 (22.712806)
Discovery date: 2024-09-14 03:59:06.996 (JD=2460567.6660532)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-09-14 03:59:06.996
Flux: 19.8757 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-09-12 05:22:38
Limiting flux: 19.1882 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/2024vkw