TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 238184 [ 2024TNSTR5161....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-12-30 08:48:30
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 2024afyb
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abzyoxj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:37:39.644 (129.4151854) DEC = +33:55:14.46 (33.9206833)
Discovery date: 2024-12-24 08:25:38.003 (JD=2460668.8511343)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-12-24 08:25:38.003
Flux: 20.3356 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-12-23 10:00:12
Limiting flux: 18.9849 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/2024afyb