TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 237828 [ 2024TNSTR5141....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-12-29 14:23:39
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 2024afny
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abyuroq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:09:23.497 (227.3479046) DEC = +16:10:25.79 (16.1738296)
Discovery date: 2024-12-21 13:05:09.003 (JD=2460666.0452431)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-12-21 13:05:09.003
Flux: 19.5137 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-12-21 12:06:29
Limiting flux: 19.3603 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/2024afny