TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 207557 [ 2024TNSTR1043....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-04-12 14:33:38
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 2024gkp
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aairnnv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:32:38.218 (158.1592424) DEC = +61:35:01.07 (61.5836297)
Discovery date: 2024-04-08 06:08:31.997 (JD=2460408.7559259)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-04-08 06:08:31.997
Flux: 19.8741 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-04-04 07:13:31
Limiting flux: 20.6748 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/2024gkp