TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 226019 [ 2024TNSTR3639....1R ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-09-21 11:14:56
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 2024vud
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abgoeuh
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:38:51.584 (129.7149346) DEC = +76:17:49.15 (76.296986)
Discovery date: 2024-09-18 11:19:13.998 (JD=2460571.9716898)


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: 2024-09-18 11:19:13.998
Flux: 18.5682 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-09-03 12:23:44
Limiting flux: 18.8514 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/2024vud