TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 237653 [ 2024TNSTR5141....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-12-29 07:29:28
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: AT 2024afje
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abzskap
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:43:56.184 (40.9840992) DEC = +24:59:57.93 (24.9994245)
Discovery date: 2024-12-29 04:28:53.999 (JD=2460673.6867361)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-12-29 04:28:53.999
Flux: 19.5493 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-12-27 05:12:22
Limiting flux: 15.8475 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/2024afje