TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 221766 [ 2024TNSTR2922....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-08-13 11:40:17
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 2024sbx
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abbcrsy
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 20:10:53.881 (302.7245047) DEC = -27:27:32.92 (-27.4591441)
Discovery date: 2024-08-08 07:34:58.995 (JD=2460530.8159606)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-08-08 07:34:58.995
Flux: 20.2644 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-08-06 06:32:11
Limiting flux: 17.2898 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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