TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 237514 [ 2024TNSTR5111....1M ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-12-28 14:48:29
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Ann Victor Adly Mina (UC Berkeley), Daniel Perley (LJMU), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech), Theophile du Laz (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024affo
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abttrxd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:28:33.161 (127.138172) DEC = -25:53:42.75 (-25.8952074)
Discovery date: 2024-11-22 11:28:48.999 (JD=2460636.9783449)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-11-22 11:28:48.999
Flux: 19.848 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-11-21 12:03:06
Limiting flux: 18.9423 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/2024affo