TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 231238 [ 2024TNSTR4262....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-11-01 08:05:47
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 2024zxq
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abookyi
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:05:29.435 (346.3726445) DEC = -08:17:26.71 (-8.2907531)
Discovery date: 2024-10-23 04:34:47.003 (JD=2460606.6908218)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-23 04:34:47.003
Flux: 20.0739 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-10-21 06:27:53
Limiting flux: 19.8534 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/2024zxq