TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 209621 [ 2024TNSTR1418....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-05-07 18:01:00
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: AT 2018mnk
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18aajcswc
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:05:58.044 (241.4918489) DEC = +44:03:19.81 (44.0555016)
Discovery date: 2018-04-24 09:51:08.064 (JD=2458232.91051)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-04-24 09:51:08.064
Flux: 18.6525 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-04-21 09:47:22
Limiting flux: 20.368 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/2018mnk