TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 225283 [ 2024TNSTR3440....1B ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-09-11 12:40:33
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Pallas Andrew Beddow (UC Berkeley), Daniel Perley (LJMU), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech), Theophile du Laz (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024vfi
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abdhqso
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:51:27.333 (342.8638855) DEC = -27:38:09.84 (-27.6360665)
Discovery date: 2024-08-27 09:02:05.003 (JD=2460549.8764468)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-08-27 09:02:05.003
Flux: 19.6051 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-08-26 08:03:04
Limiting flux: 19.6535 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/2024vfi