TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 219577 [ 2024TNSTR2619....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-27 14:13:49
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 2024qej
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aawkhdf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:21:09.721 (35.2905043) DEC = +39:52:17.43 (39.8715093)
Discovery date: 2024-07-24 10:15:29.001 (JD=2460515.927419)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-07-24 10:15:29.001
Flux: 19.7666 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-07-22 11:14:58
Limiting flux: 19.9094 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/2024qej