TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 236539 [ 2024TNSTR5004....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-12-21 09:15:28
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 2024aelf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abydgqe
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:47:42.729 (356.9280355) DEC = +28:54:33.18 (28.909217)
Discovery date: 2024-12-14 03:37:19.004 (JD=2460658.6509144)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-12-14 03:37:19.004
Flux: 20.0407 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-12-14 03:36:38
Limiting flux: 19.6317 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/2024aelf