TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 225465 [ 2024TNSTR3503....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-09-14 05:09:33
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 2024vjg
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abhexqh
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:54:42.120 (253.6755009) DEC = -12:55:05.87 (-12.9182971)
Discovery date: 2024-09-12 04:03:44.997 (JD=2460565.6692708)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-09-12 04:03:44.997
Flux: 18.9473 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-09-05 04:04:16
Limiting flux: 19.9242 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/2024vjg