TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 230576 [ 2024TNSTR4171....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-26 06:16:10
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: AT 2024zku
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aboecyy
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:21:18.556 (245.3273146) DEC = +52:54:15.10 (52.9041941)
Discovery date: 2024-10-24 02:46:28.997 (JD=2460607.6156134)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-24 02:46:28.997
Flux: 19.699 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-10-20 03:47:22
Limiting flux: 19.4163 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/2024zku