TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 262472 [ 2025TNSTR2698....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2025-07-14 17:10:26
Date made public:
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Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Robert Stein (UMD) on behalf of the ZTF AGN/TDE working group report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2025rcj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF25abawaie
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:45:41.210 (191.4217093) DEC = +24:57:20.32 (24.9556457)
Discovery date: 2025-07-11 04:56:15.002 (JD=2460867.7057292)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2025-07-11 04:56:15.002
Flux: 18.9047 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2025-07-10 05:56:39
Limiting flux: 18.9858 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/2025rcj