TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 220602 [ 2024TNSTR2746....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-08-03 08:12:59
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 2024qzu
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaxxdqq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:34:26.253 (323.6093878) DEC = +03:48:02.34 (3.8006502)
Discovery date: 2024-07-29 08:30:23.002 (JD=2460520.8544329)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-07-29 08:30:23.002
Flux: 20.6563 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-07-27 09:11:54
Limiting flux: 20.0432 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/2024qzu