TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 209377 [ 2024TNSTR1385....1G ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-05-04 14:03:15
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Eli Gendreau-Distler (UC Berkeley), Daniel Perley (LJMU), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech), Theophile du Laz (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024iat
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aakzkon
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 19:16:45.455 (289.1893966) DEC = +70:55:48.49 (70.930136)
Discovery date: 2024-04-28 11:21:32.999 (JD=2460428.9732986)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-04-28 11:21:32.999
Flux: 20.1128 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-04-28 09:29:05
Limiting flux: 19.9993 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/2024iat