TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 237839 [ 2024TNSTR5142....1R ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-12-29 14:36:15
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Nabeel Rehemtulla (CIERA, NU), 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 2024afoe
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abzwpje
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:31:37.146 (247.9047755) DEC = +57:42:22.57 (57.7062699)
Discovery date: 2024-12-29 12:17:08.998 (JD=2460674.0119097)


Remarks: Bright (m_peak <= 18.5) transient candidate identified autonomously by BTSbot (Rehemtulla et al. 2024; arXiv:2401.15167).

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-12-29 12:17:08.998
Flux: 17.4944 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-12-19 12:45:37
Limiting flux: 19.3852 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024afoe