TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 223766 [ 2024TNSTR3182....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-08-30 07:23:04
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 2024txn
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abdktkt
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 19:48:33.618 (297.140074) DEC = -17:42:21.06 (-17.7058489)
Discovery date: 2024-08-28 05:32:07.995 (JD=2460550.7306481)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-08-28 05:32:07.995
Flux: 20.1462 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-08-25 06:33:13
Limiting flux: 19.8227 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/2024txn