TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 226027 [ 2024TNSTR3637....1H ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-09-21 13:40:18
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

K-Ryan Hinds (LJMU), 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 2024vui
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abihjcz
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:42:06.274 (55.5261406) DEC = -04:21:19.18 (-4.3553289)
Discovery date: 2024-09-18 10:54:46.002 (JD=2460571.9546991)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-09-18 10:54:46.002
Flux: 19.3866 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-09-18 08:45:26
Limiting flux: 18.8 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/2024vui