TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 229213 [ 2024TNSTR4016....1M ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-15 17:41:57
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Ann Victor Adly Mina (UC Berkeley), Daniel Perley (LJMU), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech), Theophile du Laz (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024yfq
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24ablzksz
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:48:02.636 (117.0109843) DEC = -01:34:54.80 (-1.5818883)
Discovery date: 2024-10-10 12:02:59.997 (JD=2460594.0020833)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-10 12:02:59.997
Flux: 19.224 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-10-10 11:00:10
Limiting flux: 19.9582 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/2024yfq