TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 228447 [ 2024TNSTR3908....1P ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-08 19:16:30
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Daniel Perley (LJMU), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech), Theophile du Laz (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024xop
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abljgfu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:19:27.518 (34.8646604) DEC = -07:45:33.24 (-7.7592336)
Discovery date: 2024-10-08 08:01:24.003 (JD=2460591.8343056)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-08 08:01:24.003
Flux: 19.7548 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-09-30 12:11:27
Limiting flux: 20.0854 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/2024xop