TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 232644 [ 2024TNSTR4522....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-11-17 09:34:50
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 2024abfx
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abrpcej
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:08:32.418 (122.1350736) DEC = +15:43:32.56 (15.7257122)
Discovery date: 2024-11-01 10:14:27.000 (JD=2460615.9267014)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-11-01 10:14:27.000
Flux: 20.8225 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-10-30 11:36:26
Limiting flux: 19.2734 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/2024abfx