TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 210476 [ 2024TNSTR1541....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-05-16 08:49:18
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 2024ixt
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aanzeid
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:13:04.981 (258.2707534) DEC = +43:42:00.67 (43.700185)
Discovery date: 2024-05-13 09:18:39.000 (JD=2460443.8879514)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-05-13 09:18:39.000
Flux: 20.0755 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-05-10 10:44:23
Limiting flux: 20.6242 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/2024ixt