TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 225467 [ 2024TNSTR3503....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-09-14 05:09:51
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 2024vji
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abhpvkq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:18:00.613 (244.5025561) DEC = +30:02:21.91 (30.0394191)
Discovery date: 2024-09-08 03:50:56.002 (JD=2460561.6603704)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-09-08 03:50:56.002
Flux: 20.6188 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-09-06 04:45:34
Limiting flux: 20.0475 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/2024vji