TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 225839 [ 2024TNSTR3599....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-09-19 09:21:53
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: AT 2024vrk
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abiddqw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:09:50.538 (317.4605747) DEC = +32:59:13.18 (32.9869957)
Discovery date: 2024-09-09 06:39:41.996 (JD=2460562.7775694)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-09-09 06:39:41.996
Flux: 20.3165 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-09-09 05:38:52
Limiting flux: 20.6821 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/2024vrk