TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 229107 [ 2024TNSTR4001....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-14 04:46:20
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 2024yct
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abmuxzu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:54:33.085 (238.6378557) DEC = +78:45:35.75 (78.7599312)
Discovery date: 2024-10-14 03:21:56.001 (JD=2460597.6402315)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-14 03:21:56.001
Flux: 19.7584 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-10-12 04:18:09
Limiting flux: 19.3697 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/2024yct