TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 222507 [ 2024TNSTR3067....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-08-24 04:26:59
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 2024sph
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abcrdha
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:30:14.307 (247.5596135) DEC = +13:00:45.99 (13.0127757)
Discovery date: 2024-08-23 04:17:46.999 (JD=2460545.6790162)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-08-23 04:17:46.999
Flux: 20.5923 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-08-22 06:47:13
Limiting flux: 19.4136 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/2024sph