TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 228626 [ 2024TNSTR3927....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-09 18:00:19
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_CLU_PUBLIC
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

K. De (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2024xqk
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24ablsxza
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:41:58.387 (40.4932802) DEC = -04:03:24.23 (-4.056731)
Discovery date: 2024-10-09 09:25:09.408 (JD=2460592.89247)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-09 09:25:09.408
Flux: 19.6166 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-09-30 11:02:28
Limiting flux: 20.4156 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/2024xqk