TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 230193 [ 2024TNSTR4135....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-24 06:11:59
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 2024zaa
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abmnkzn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:33:44.419 (338.435081) DEC = +79:20:07.34 (79.3353727)
Discovery date: 2024-10-09 05:20:52.995 (JD=2460592.7228356)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-09 05:20:52.995
Flux: 20.7372 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-10-09 03:15:55
Limiting flux: 20.1349 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/2024zaa