TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 225564 [ 2024TNSTR3531....1R ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-09-16 06:46:14
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: SN 2024vlh
Discoverer internal name: ZTF20aayclod
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:44:59.809 (356.2492044) DEC = +19:45:08.37 (19.7523244)
Discovery date: 2024-09-08 08:28:55.004 (JD=2460561.8534144)


Remarks: Bright (m_peak <= 18.5) transient candidate identified autonomously by BTSbot (Rehemtulla et al. 2024; arXiv:2401.15167).

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-09-08 08:28:55.004
Flux: 19.364 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-09-08 07:29:12
Limiting flux: 20.4292 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/2024vlh