TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 221382 [ 2024TNSTR2861....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-08-10 11:03:37
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 2024rtc
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abaixbv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:36:55.270 (324.2302913) DEC = +12:14:42.77 (12.2452128)
Discovery date: 2024-08-09 06:39:22.003 (JD=2460531.777338)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-08-09 06:39:22.003
Flux: 21.0243 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-08-07 08:56:18
Limiting flux: 20.6422 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/2024rtc