TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 230587 [ 2024TNSTR4171....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-26 08:32:48
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 2024zkz
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aboxobe
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:24:01.966 (51.008191) DEC = -12:59:01.26 (-12.9836821)
Discovery date: 2024-10-24 06:40:39.996 (JD=2460607.7782407)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-24 06:40:39.996
Flux: 19.9143 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-10-24 06:39:19
Limiting flux: 19.9858 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/2024zkz