TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 212549 [ 2024TNSTR1859....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-06-09 06:25:20
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 2024kqa
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaqwvkt
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:25:56.699 (126.4862461) DEC = +46:33:07.50 (46.5520838)
Discovery date: 2024-06-08 04:10:44.002 (JD=2460469.6741204)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-06-08 04:10:44.002
Flux: 19.7404 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-05-20 05:22:40
Limiting flux: 18.9821 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024kqa