TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 230212 [ 2024TNSTR4135....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-24 08:11:01
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Jesper Sollerman (SU), 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 2024zai
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abnuaus
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:18:47.359 (4.6973307) DEC = -03:19:21.85 (-3.3227373)
Discovery date: 2024-10-20 06:01:38.997 (JD=2460603.7511458)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-20 06:01:38.997
Flux: 19.6557 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-10-19 07:26:57
Limiting flux: 18.7381 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/2024zai