TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 237287 [ 2024TNSTR5097....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-12-27 07:20:38
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: SN 2024afao
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abzmhtv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:58:01.425 (44.5059377) DEC = +41:42:50.40 (41.7139992)
Discovery date: 2024-12-21 04:56:35.998 (JD=2460665.7059722)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-12-21 04:56:35.998
Flux: 20.803 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-12-21 03:11:01
Limiting flux: 20.4192 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/2024afao