TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 220747 [ 2024TNSTR2757....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-08-04 09:38:54
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 2024rcy
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaxkefv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:40:31.562 (220.131507) DEC = +51:29:20.70 (51.4890821)
Discovery date: 2024-07-28 05:55:12.002 (JD=2460519.7466667)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-07-28 05:55:12.002
Flux: 20.1945 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-07-26 07:11:07
Limiting flux: 19.5234 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/2024rcy