TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 228871 [ 2024TNSTR3969....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-12 14:37:57
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 2024xwc
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abmmgim
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:53:07.603 (163.2816771) DEC = +08:11:34.50 (8.1929159)
Discovery date: 2024-10-11 12:44:35.998 (JD=2460595.0309722)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-11 12:44:35.998
Flux: 19.0918 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-10-11 12:43:56
Limiting flux: 18.4478 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/2024xwc