TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 224774 [ 2024TNSTR3345....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-09-06 10:53:13
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 2024utx
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abezhiq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:54:37.319 (13.6554955) DEC = -07:23:11.88 (-7.3866341)
Discovery date: 2024-09-02 11:17:01.996 (JD=2460555.970162)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-09-02 11:17:01.996
Flux: 19.8825 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-09-02 10:06:17
Limiting flux: 20.3455 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/2024utx