TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 225511 [ 2024TNSTR3517....1R ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-09-15 07:36:45
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Nabeel Rehemtulla (CIERA, NU), 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 2024vjy
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abhlrvz
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:50:11.982 (252.5499249) DEC = +26:18:18.56 (26.305155)
Discovery date: 2024-09-13 04:08:45.997 (JD=2460566.6727546)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-09-13 04:08:45.997
Flux: 19.9544 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-09-13 03:17:39
Limiting flux: 19.9557 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/2024vjy