TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 228771 [ 2024TNSTR3945....1H ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-10 19:18:43
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 2024xtw
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24ablhsco
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:03:37.831 (15.90763) DEC = +79:33:39.23 (79.5608977)
Discovery date: 2024-10-08 05:52:11.003 (JD=2460591.7445718)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-08 05:52:11.003
Flux: 19.7267 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-10-08 05:51:24
Limiting flux: 20.2204 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/2024xtw