TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 230520 [ 2024TNSTR4150....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-25 13:22:35
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 2024zjk
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abojywb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:10:53.379 (137.7224136) DEC = +50:15:20.05 (50.2555684)
Discovery date: 2024-10-23 10:50:20.996 (JD=2460606.9516319)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-23 10:50:20.996
Flux: 20.1862 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-10-23 10:49:00
Limiting flux: 20.0721 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/2024zjk