TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 236837 [ 2024TNSTR5035....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-12-23 13:11:16
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 2024aequ
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abykxvo
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:00:23.461 (180.0977555) DEC = +24:42:20.16 (24.7055993)
Discovery date: 2024-12-20 12:09:40.003 (JD=2460665.006713)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-12-20 12:09:40.003
Flux: 19.8405 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-12-20 10:42:52
Limiting flux: 19.9317 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/2024aequ