TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 237520 [ 2024TNSTR5112....1P ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-12-28 15:25:19
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

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 2024afft
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abyhuuo
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 20:23:05.529 (305.7730384) DEC = +23:09:05.56 (23.1515442)
Discovery date: 2024-12-16 03:10:22.995 (JD=2460660.6322106)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-12-16 03:10:22.995
Flux: 19.2204 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-12-16 02:59:31
Limiting flux: 18.6832 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/2024afft