TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 222002 [ 2024TNSTR2956....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-08-15 13:31:10
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: SN 2024sfx
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abbsboo
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:08:43.800 (32.1825016) DEC = -16:13:01.85 (-16.2171807)
Discovery date: 2024-08-15 09:41:36.000 (JD=2460537.9038889)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-08-15 09:41:36.000
Flux: 19.0711 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-08-12 10:30:42
Limiting flux: 20.2693 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/2024sfx