TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 230109 [ 2024TNSTR4122....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-23 11:29:03
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 2024yyg
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abnwnqs
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:27:22.303 (141.842931) DEC = +31:50:58.45 (31.8495687)
Discovery date: 2024-10-21 10:40:25.000 (JD=2460604.9447338)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-21 10:40:25.000
Flux: 19.7561 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-10-19 11:45:55
Limiting flux: 19.1399 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/2024yyg