TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 237801 [ 2024TNSTR5141....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-12-29 12:47:10
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 2024afnj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abzvqfu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:19:40.238 (169.9176583) DEC = +55:33:02.63 (55.5507295)
Discovery date: 2024-12-24 10:16:20.003 (JD=2460668.9280093)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-12-24 10:16:20.003
Flux: 20.567 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-12-24 09:19:53
Limiting flux: 20.0294 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/2024afnj