TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 228942 [ 2024TNSTR3982....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-13 11:12:18
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 2024xxy
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abmqyvy
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 04:57:31.691 (74.382044) DEC = +65:02:29.59 (65.0415514)
Discovery date: 2024-10-08 08:13:18.998 (JD=2460591.842581)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-08 08:13:18.998
Flux: 20.4497 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-09-26 11:18:06
Limiting flux: 20.1924 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/2024xxy