TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 218709 [ 2024TNSTR2423....1R ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-13 19:57:30
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 2024pjy
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aavsoyx
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:59:22.846 (59.8451918) DEC = +23:29:34.80 (23.4929997)
Discovery date: 2024-07-12 11:18:29.001 (JD=2460503.971169)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-07-12 11:18:29.001
Flux: 19.7414 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-07-10 11:29:29
Limiting flux: 19.284 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/2024pjy