TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 228807 [ 2024TNSTR3956....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-11 12:09:26
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 2024xun
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24ablsnly
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:40:19.247 (25.0801941) DEC = +12:28:43.12 (12.4786431)
Discovery date: 2024-10-09 09:04:28.004 (JD=2460592.8781019)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-09 09:04:28.004
Flux: 19.525 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-10-09 07:47:00
Limiting flux: 20.5138 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/2024xun