TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 207546 [ 2024TNSTR1043....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-04-12 14:27:09
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 2024gkf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaikwkj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:43:31.449 (340.8810361) DEC = +23:56:11.19 (23.936442)
Discovery date: 2024-04-04 12:24:08.997 (JD=2460405.0167708)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-04-04 12:24:08.997
Flux: 19.3281 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-04-04 12:23:28
Limiting flux: 19.2985 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/2024gkf