TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 237691 [ 2024TNSTR5141....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-12-29 11:27:33
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 2024afkf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abzrqov
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:04:52.751 (76.2197971) DEC = -15:55:01.06 (-15.9169602)
Discovery date: 2024-12-29 05:07:49.995 (JD=2460673.7137731)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-12-29 05:07:49.995
Flux: 19.1557 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-12-24 06:10:00
Limiting flux: 18.9136 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/2024afkf