TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 225838 [ 2024TNSTR3599....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-09-19 09:21:32
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 2024vrj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abhfemx
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 20:42:27.007 (310.6125284) DEC = -07:18:38.82 (-7.310782)
Discovery date: 2024-09-12 05:59:50.003 (JD=2460565.7498843)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-09-12 05:59:50.003
Flux: 19.7423 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-09-12 03:33:42
Limiting flux: 19.2634 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024vrj