TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 236309 [ 2024TNSTR4971....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-12-19 08:43:03
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 2024aege
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abyexhx
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:23:19.746 (50.8322742) DEC = +37:16:18.43 (37.271787)
Discovery date: 2024-12-16 07:47:11.996 (JD=2460660.8244444)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-12-16 07:47:11.996
Flux: 20.0105 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-12-12 03:12:23
Limiting flux: 15.5762 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/2024aege