TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 233162 [ 2024TNSTR4590....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-11-22 08:10:06
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 2024abtf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18aacytph
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:59:14.490 (119.8103731) DEC = +49:05:18.98 (49.0886054)
Discovery date: 2024-11-20 08:23:11.996 (JD=2460634.8494444)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-11-20 08:23:11.996
Flux: 19.8563 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-11-20 07:24:53
Limiting flux: 18.7552 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/2024abtf