TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 220424 [ 2024TNSTR2722....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-08-02 06:46:30
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 2024qwj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaybaqa
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:18:54.495 (229.7270608) DEC = +27:07:13.78 (27.1204953)
Discovery date: 2024-08-02 04:27:08.997 (JD=2460524.6855208)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-08-02 04:27:08.997
Flux: 19.8855 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-07-30 06:19:14
Limiting flux: 20.1909 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/2024qwj