TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 231073 [ 2024TNSTR4243....1R ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-31 04:25:56
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Nabeel Rehemtulla (CIERA, NU), 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 2024zun
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abouboc
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 20:44:50.077 (311.2086532) DEC = -09:26:42.03 (-9.4450088)
Discovery date: 2024-10-25 03:33:01.998 (JD=2460608.6479398)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-25 03:33:01.998
Flux: 20.1604 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-10-25 02:34:07
Limiting flux: 20.373 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/2024zun