TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 224482 [ 2024TNSTR3300....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-09-04 12:54:59
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 2024unt
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abdxlcj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:17:12.975 (79.3040643) DEC = -05:12:50.04 (-5.2138998)
Discovery date: 2024-09-02 10:45:00.996 (JD=2460555.9479282)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-09-02 10:45:00.996
Flux: 19.3323 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-08-27 12:21:15
Limiting flux: 19.37 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/2024unt