TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 232420 [ 2024TNSTR4483....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-11-13 11:47:09
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 2024abaj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24absmekj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:44:36.760 (41.1531657) DEC = +35:59:49.08 (35.9969659)
Discovery date: 2024-11-12 05:44:24.996 (JD=2460626.7391782)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-11-12 05:44:24.996
Flux: 19.7516 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-11-12 04:50:21
Limiting flux: 19.0693 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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