TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 226295 [ 2024TNSTR3667....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-09-23 14:13:22
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 2024wax
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abitpmd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:44:23.711 (116.0987979) DEC = +61:12:08.15 (61.202264)
Discovery date: 2024-09-18 10:17:14.997 (JD=2460571.9286458)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-09-18 10:17:14.997
Flux: 19.9042 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-09-13 11:17:28
Limiting flux: 19.93 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/2024wax