TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 221575 [ 2024TNSTR2878....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-08-11 17:18:10
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 2024rxp
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abakwca
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:15:15.493 (48.8145559) DEC = +16:34:46.56 (16.5795991)
Discovery date: 2024-08-10 09:39:29.001 (JD=2460532.902419)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-08-10 09:39:29.001
Flux: 20.6049 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-08-07 11:08:00
Limiting flux: 18.4714 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/2024rxp