TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 238233 [ 2024TNSTR5161....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-12-30 14:00:21
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 2024afyw
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abykybc
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:26:52.995 (231.7208145) DEC = +73:57:27.44 (73.9576221)
Discovery date: 2024-12-20 12:22:38.000 (JD=2460665.0157176)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-12-20 12:22:38.000
Flux: 19.7685 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-12-17 12:53:28
Limiting flux: 17.4005 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/2024afyw