TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 229772 [ 2024TNSTR4092....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-21 11:08:10
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 2024yqk
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abnwjpi
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:49:11.986 (117.2999408) DEC = +63:50:34.43 (63.842896)
Discovery date: 2024-10-21 08:43:16.999 (JD=2460604.8633912)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-21 08:43:16.999
Flux: 19.4957 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-10-19 12:18:01
Limiting flux: 19.3087 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/2024yqk