TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 229738 [ 2024TNSTR4092....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-21 05:42:44
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 2024ypq
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abntfcc
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:17:07.596 (319.2816514) DEC = -02:27:23.40 (-2.4564987)
Discovery date: 2024-10-16 03:33:17.999 (JD=2460599.648125)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-16 03:33:17.999
Flux: 19.9116 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-10-14 05:13:28
Limiting flux: 19.581 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/2024ypq