TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 228799 [ 2024TNSTR3956....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-11 10:51:26
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 2024xuj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abltagq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:00:49.150 (30.2047897) DEC = +03:06:44.98 (3.1124942)
Discovery date: 2024-10-09 09:23:07.998 (JD=2460592.8910648)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-09 09:23:07.998
Flux: 19.5094 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-09-29 09:33:51
Limiting flux: 20.5839 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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