TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 231229 [ 2024TNSTR4263....1R ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-11-01 04:19:41
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: SN 2024zxj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abpqeun
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:56:57.689 (239.2403725) DEC = +19:28:29.33 (19.4748152)
Discovery date: 2024-10-31 02:02:18.997 (JD=2460614.5849421)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-31 02:02:18.997
Flux: 19.3137 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-10-31 01:56:59
Limiting flux: 18.6658 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/2024zxj