TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 228870 [ 2024TNSTR3969....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-12 14:37:40
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 2024xwb
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abluhsy
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:44:16.316 (146.0679831) DEC = +31:35:35.69 (31.5932477)
Discovery date: 2024-10-12 11:17:47.996 (JD=2460595.9706944)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-12 11:17:47.996
Flux: 19.5275 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-09-30 11:54:04
Limiting flux: 19.5277 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024xwb