TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 209598 [ 2024TNSTR1417....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-05-07 11:30:39
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 2024igb
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18adkyrgj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:59:00.570 (269.7523744) DEC = +12:47:18.01 (12.7883362)
Discovery date: 2024-05-04 10:33:07.997 (JD=2460434.9396759)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-05-04 10:33:07.997
Flux: 20.1952 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-05-02 11:06:40
Limiting flux: 20.6501 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/2024igb