TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 237292 [ 2024TNSTR5097....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-12-27 07:22:00
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 2024afas
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abzltdv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:07:56.226 (346.984275) DEC = +21:26:03.27 (21.4342428)
Discovery date: 2024-12-21 02:11:44.001 (JD=2460665.5914815)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-12-21 02:11:44.001
Flux: 20.3605 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-12-19 03:17:21
Limiting flux: 20.0412 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/2024afas