TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 209224 [ 2024TNSTR1362....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-05-03 10:27:40
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Gabrielle Stewart (UC Berkeley), Daniel Perley (LJMU), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech), Theophile du Laz (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024hxi
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aalbagt
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:11:01.386 (122.7557765) DEC = +35:58:05.69 (35.9682483)
Discovery date: 2024-04-29 05:08:27.000 (JD=2460429.7142014)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-04-29 05:08:27.000
Flux: 19.9798 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-04-29 04:20:00
Limiting flux: 20.4814 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/2024hxi