TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 236459 [ 2024TNSTR4990....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-12-20 10:33:31
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 2024aejd
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abxypam
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:04:34.950 (181.1456258) DEC = +72:37:10.49 (72.6195814)
Discovery date: 2024-12-15 13:10:38.999 (JD=2460660.0490625)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-12-15 13:10:38.999
Flux: 19.491 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-12-15 09:50:01
Limiting flux: 18.2625 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/2024aejd