TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 237541 [ 2024TNSTR5112....1P ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-12-28 15:33:52
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 2024afgj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abwpwcx
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:03:15.656 (105.8152334) DEC = +84:09:30.06 (84.158349)
Discovery date: 2024-12-06 08:52:46.997 (JD=2460650.8699884)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-12-06 08:52:46.997
Flux: 19.9417 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-12-06 05:49:30
Limiting flux: 20.0123 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/2024afgj