TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 229140 [ 2024TNSTR4002....1R ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-14 12:17:54
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 2024ydr
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18adowxvg
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:22:10.645 (125.5443534) DEC = +03:16:05.24 (3.2681213)
Discovery date: 2024-10-13 12:27:55.002 (JD=2460597.0193866)


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: 2024-10-13 12:27:55.002
Flux: 18.1706 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-10-12 12:27:00
Limiting flux: 20.3986 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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