TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 226408 [ 2024TNSTR3690....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-09-24 11:50:11
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 2024wdj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abhxiqk
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:53:54.361 (133.4765033) DEC = +60:36:06.69 (60.601858)
Discovery date: 2024-09-15 11:46:23.001 (JD=2460568.990544)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-09-15 11:46:23.001
Flux: 20.0319 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: No non-detections prior to first detection in ZTF Public, ZTF Public+Partnership alert streams

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024wdj