TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 220643 [ 2024TNSTR2746....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-08-03 11:40:28
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 2024rag
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aayelxu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:02:28.936 (330.6205647) DEC = +14:13:57.15 (14.232542)
Discovery date: 2024-08-02 08:59:11.996 (JD=2460524.8744444)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-08-02 08:59:11.996
Flux: 20.1889 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-08-02 07:33:40
Limiting flux: 20.6167 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/2024rag