TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 224236 [ 2024TNSTR3251....1R ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-09-02 12:15:56
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: SN 2024uhc
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abdphgu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:28:29.913 (127.124638) DEC = +17:27:47.85 (17.4632913)
Discovery date: 2024-08-28 12:24:00.002 (JD=2460551.0166667)


Remarks: Bright (m_peak <= 18.5) transient candidate identified autonomously by BTSbot (Rehemtulla et al. 2024; arXiv:2401.15167).

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-08-28 12:24:00.002
Flux: 16.8018 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: No non-detections prior to first detection in ZTF Public+Partnership, ZTF Public alert streams

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