TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 225447 [ 2024TNSTR3486....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-09-13 18:13:56
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 2024vja
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abheaos
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:39:34.111 (144.8921304) DEC = +28:41:31.19 (28.6919983)
Discovery date: 2024-09-11 12:31:12.002 (JD=2460565.0216667)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-09-11 12:31:12.002
Flux: 18.702 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: No non-detections prior to first detection in ZTF Public, ZTF Public+Partnership alert streams

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024vja