TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 229279 [ 2024TNSTR4037....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-16 11:17:32
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 2024ygx
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24ablyxkp
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:17:59.693 (109.49872) DEC = +53:12:36.88 (53.2102458)
Discovery date: 2024-10-09 10:40:35.999 (JD=2460592.9448611)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-09 10:40:35.999
Flux: 20.2422 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-10-08 09:19:31
Limiting flux: 19.6665 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024ygx