TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 232641 [ 2024TNSTR4522....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-11-17 06:41:09
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 2024abfu
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abryujt
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:47:31.255 (266.8802308) DEC = +02:48:22.89 (2.8063592)
Discovery date: 2024-11-11 01:55:17.996 (JD=2460625.5800694)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-11-11 01:55:17.996
Flux: 19.3791 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-10-26 03:13:37
Limiting flux: 19.6927 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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