TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 230079 [ 2024TNSTR4122....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-23 09:59:45
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 2024yxk
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abnywyz
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:14:07.547 (333.5314456) DEC = -10:09:58.77 (-10.1663251)
Discovery date: 2024-10-23 04:33:26.003 (JD=2460606.6898843)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-23 04:33:26.003
Flux: 19.9406 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-10-21 06:48:36
Limiting flux: 19.5716 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/2024yxk