TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 229183 [ 2024TNSTR4020....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-15 07:37:23
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: SN 2024yey
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abmntgy
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:03:06.834 (0.7784755) DEC = +15:55:20.43 (15.922341)
Discovery date: 2024-10-13 05:19:28.997 (JD=2460596.7218634)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-13 05:19:28.997
Flux: 20.0598 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-10-11 07:43:28
Limiting flux: 20.4536 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/2024yey