TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 238209 [ 2024TNSTR5161....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-12-30 12:02:11
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 2024afyk
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24acabyij
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:18:42.489 (139.6770369) DEC = +14:51:47.15 (14.8630976)
Discovery date: 2024-12-27 11:05:19.996 (JD=2460671.962037)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-12-27 11:05:19.996
Flux: 19.7601 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-12-23 11:23:53
Limiting flux: 19.6544 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/2024afyk