TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 220452 [ 2024TNSTR2722....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-08-02 10:19:23
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 2024qwt
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aaxuodn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:59:08.209 (359.784206) DEC = +26:25:44.37 (26.4289905)
Discovery date: 2024-07-29 11:08:58.001 (JD=2460520.9645602)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-07-29 11:08:58.001
Flux: 20.6487 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-07-29 09:50:26
Limiting flux: 20.5039 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/2024qwt