TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 221242 [ 2024TNSTR2822....1P ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-08-08 04:08:39
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Daniel Perley (LJMU), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech), Theophile du Laz (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024rqa
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aawktys
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:36:06.926 (39.0288576) DEC = +19:42:03.04 (19.7008441)
Discovery date: 2024-07-22 11:51:58.000 (JD=2460513.9944213)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-07-22 11:51:58.000
Flux: 18.9597 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-07-22 10:53:33
Limiting flux: 19.3197 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/2024rqa