TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 225285 [ 2024TNSTR3439....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-09-11 12:57:06
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 2024vfj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abgokva
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:49:02.564 (132.2606813) DEC = +14:29:49.79 (14.4971652)
Discovery date: 2024-09-08 12:16:52.003 (JD=2460562.011713)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-09-08 12:16:52.003
Flux: 18.6035 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-09-08 12:15:30
Limiting flux: 18.8203 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/2024vfj