TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 221313 [ 2024TNSTR2840....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-08-09 13:19:49
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 2024rrm
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aazyygt
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:11:48.011 (242.9500461) DEC = -13:16:16.50 (-13.2712491)
Discovery date: 2024-08-07 04:52:24.997 (JD=2460529.7030671)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-08-07 04:52:24.997
Flux: 19.8472 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-08-05 06:30:16
Limiting flux: 19.5272 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/2024rrm