TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 226881 [ 2024TNSTR3720....1H ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-09-26 18:55:59
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 2024wqp
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abjgazf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:47:06.230 (131.7759573) DEC = +55:56:42.28 (55.945077)
Discovery date: 2024-09-23 11:46:01.997 (JD=2460576.9903009)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-09-23 11:46:01.997
Flux: 19.9435 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-09-23 10:47:25
Limiting flux: 19.449 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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