TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 233318 [ 2024TNSTR4608....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-11-23 11:49:03
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 2024abxj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abtnkvx
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:35:12.351 (143.8014633) DEC = +55:36:10.45 (55.6029028)
Discovery date: 2024-11-20 09:19:58.998 (JD=2460634.8888773)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-11-20 09:19:58.998
Flux: 19.7523 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-11-20 08:25:20
Limiting flux: 19.3608 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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