TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 206158 [ 2024TNSTR.854....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-03-29 21:37:38
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_Bot1
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

C. Fremling (Caltech) on behalf of the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) collaboration report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2024fcu
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aahsmhu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:09:46.366 (152.4431915) DEC = +10:32:27.88 (10.541077)
Discovery date: 2024-03-26 06:17:16.800 (JD=2460395.762)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-03-26 06:17:16.800
Flux: 18.62 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-03-19 07:10:34
Limiting flux: 19.62 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://sandbox.wis-tns.org/object/2024fcu