TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 228945 [ 2024TNSTR3982....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-13 11:13:31
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 2024xyb
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24ablrztx
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:42:49.583 (25.7065942) DEC = +53:13:13.21 (53.2203353)
Discovery date: 2024-10-09 08:19:43.996 (JD=2460592.847037)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-09 08:19:43.996
Flux: 20.0496 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-09-29 09:57:45
Limiting flux: 20.7847 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/2024xyb