TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 238176 [ 2024TNSTR5161....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-12-30 06:31:40
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 2024afxv
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abzxlvu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:03:15.678 (15.8153237) DEC = -12:11:09.79 (-12.1860517)
Discovery date: 2024-12-30 02:58:10.997 (JD=2460674.6237384)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-12-30 02:58:10.997
Flux: 19.5448 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-12-29 03:41:55
Limiting flux: 18.7689 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024afxv