TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 238208 [ 2024TNSTR5161....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-12-30 12:01:59
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 2024afyj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18aarmiwj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:31:15.097 (157.8129045) DEC = +30:17:29.75 (30.2915962)
Discovery date: 2024-12-30 06:23:25.995 (JD=2460674.7662731)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-12-30 06:23:25.995
Flux: 19.1442 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-12-30 06:22:04
Limiting flux: 19.1047 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/2024afyj