TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 236754 [ 2024TNSTR5020....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-12-22 13:18:02
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 2024aepc
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abykyaj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:47:53.289 (161.9720383) DEC = +29:56:56.14 (29.9489275)
Discovery date: 2024-12-19 08:42:05.002 (JD=2460663.8625579)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-12-19 08:42:05.002
Flux: 19.9902 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-12-19 07:59:50
Limiting flux: 19.3554 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/2024aepc