TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 228828 [ 2024TNSTR3957....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-11 19:00:20
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_CLU_PUBLIC
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

K. De (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024xvb
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abluybf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:39:11.782 (264.7990913) DEC = +04:02:49.07 (4.046964)
Discovery date: 2024-10-11 02:46:05.376 (JD=2460594.61534)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-11 02:46:05.376
Flux: 19.2935 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-09-23 04:04:30
Limiting flux: 20.3694 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/2024xvb