TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 229181 [ 2024TNSTR4020....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-15 07:37:00
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 2024yex
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abmnskt
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:33:02.755 (8.2614779) DEC = +18:15:10.56 (18.2529325)
Discovery date: 2024-10-11 07:42:48.000 (JD=2460594.8213889)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-11 07:42:48.000
Flux: 20.3167 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-10-09 08:44:50
Limiting flux: 20.4578 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/2024yex