TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 223632 [ 2024TNSTR3140....1R ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-08-28 15:01:30
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Nabeel Rehemtulla (CIERA, NU), 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 2024tua
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abdjtrq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:46:57.834 (116.7409767) DEC = +31:07:58.02 (31.1327825)
Discovery date: 2024-08-27 11:58:29.003 (JD=2460549.9989468)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-08-27 11:58:29.003
Flux: 18.6692 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-08-26 12:05:57
Limiting flux: 19.5906 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/2024tua