TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 228545 [ 2024TNSTR3925....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-09 08:44:54
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 2024xpl
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24ablrjea
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:17:42.712 (19.4279675) DEC = -26:50:20.39 (-26.8389965)
Discovery date: 2024-10-09 07:43:35.996 (JD=2460592.8219444)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-09 07:43:35.996
Flux: 19.2383 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-10-09 07:42:15
Limiting flux: 20.2971 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/2024xpl