TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 208134 [ 2024TNSTR1150....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-04-20 10:50:55
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: TDE 2024gxr
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aakaiha
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:22:32.637 (260.6359863) DEC = +18:13:58.20 (18.2328344)
Discovery date: 2024-04-17 09:07:25.003 (JD=2460417.8801505)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-04-17 09:07:25.003
Flux: 19.3893 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-04-13 10:16:36
Limiting flux: 20.363 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/2024gxr