TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 222612 [ 2024TNSTR3081....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-08-25 06:38:43
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 2024ssa
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abcnjwp
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:49:50.435 (267.4601452) DEC = +30:43:56.57 (30.7323817)
Discovery date: 2024-08-23 04:35:57.998 (JD=2460545.6916435)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-08-23 04:35:57.998
Flux: 19.9923 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-08-21 07:50:29
Limiting flux: 19.4866 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/2024ssa