TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 237554 [ 2024TNSTR5112....1P ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-12-28 16:06:02
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 2024afgs
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abvbqao
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:27:49.861 (51.9577541) DEC = -07:00:56.03 (-7.015563)
Discovery date: 2024-12-02 03:17:58.997 (JD=2460646.6374884)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-12-02 03:17:58.997
Flux: 19.9663 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-11-30 07:08:36
Limiting flux: 20.1233 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/2024afgs