TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 237826 [ 2024TNSTR5141....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-12-29 14:23:16
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 2024afnw
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abzwpnl
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:35:58.197 (248.9924865) DEC = +48:13:24.51 (48.2234737)
Discovery date: 2024-12-23 13:09:59.999 (JD=2460668.0486111)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-12-23 13:09:59.999
Flux: 19.6769 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-12-23 12:15:36
Limiting flux: 18.9654 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/2024afnw