TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 230215 [ 2024TNSTR4135....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-24 08:42:45
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 2024zak
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abobfey
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:48:46.469 (27.1936229) DEC = -07:51:20.97 (-7.8558255)
Discovery date: 2024-10-23 07:20:11.996 (JD=2460606.8056944)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-23 07:20:11.996
Flux: 19.5145 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-10-21 07:20:25
Limiting flux: 20.0266 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/2024zak