TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 226191 [ 2024TNSTR3668....1H ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-09-23 08:54:21
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

K-Ryan Hinds (LJMU), 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 2024vym
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abhbsqf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:42:46.365 (40.6931893) DEC = -18:13:42.64 (-18.2285114)
Discovery date: 2024-09-12 09:38:56.999 (JD=2460565.9020486)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-09-12 09:38:56.999
Flux: 20.4086 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-09-12 08:56:01
Limiting flux: 20.3024 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/2024vym