TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 238183 [ 2024TNSTR5161....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-12-30 08:48:18
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 2024afya
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abwikuu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 06:53:44.243 (103.4343472) DEC = -26:53:31.14 (-26.8919829)
Discovery date: 2024-12-05 09:02:01.996 (JD=2460649.876412)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-12-05 09:02:01.996
Flux: 19.6713 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-12-04 10:32:15
Limiting flux: 20.3171 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/2024afya