TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 207547 [ 2024TNSTR1043....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-04-12 14:27:11
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 2024gkg
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aajjnje
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:52:21.539 (343.0897462) DEC = +16:40:55.34 (16.6820393)
Discovery date: 2024-04-04 12:34:52.996 (JD=2460405.0242245)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-04-04 12:34:52.996
Flux: 18.8467 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-04-04 12:34:12
Limiting flux: 17.9506 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/2024gkg