TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 237658 [ 2024TNSTR5141....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-12-29 07:33:14
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 2024afjj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abyniwy
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:27:03.286 (21.7636914) DEC = +39:54:22.91 (39.9063644)
Discovery date: 2024-12-21 03:17:50.003 (JD=2460665.6373843)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-12-21 03:17:50.003
Flux: 20.4383 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-12-19 06:21:28
Limiting flux: 19.8276 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/2024afjj