TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 208136 [ 2024TNSTR1150....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-04-20 11:26:09
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: SN 2024gxt
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aakocjx
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:03:07.173 (210.7798886) DEC = +29:34:48.55 (29.5801516)
Discovery date: 2024-04-19 06:08:10.000 (JD=2460419.7556713)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-04-19 06:08:10.000
Flux: 19.8354 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-04-17 08:29:46
Limiting flux: 20.3809 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/2024gxt