TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 226067 [ 2024TNSTR3649....1H ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-09-22 09:42:16
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: SN 2024vvf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abikstg
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:01:36.935 (0.4038975) DEC = -18:12:08.63 (-18.2023973)
Discovery date: 2024-09-16 07:32:59.003 (JD=2460569.8145718)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-09-16 07:32:59.003
Flux: 19.5338 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-09-16 06:33:00
Limiting flux: 18.7392 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/2024vvf