Discovery certificate for object 2024zay
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 230235 [ 2024TNSTR4135....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-24 12:23:16
Sender: ZTF (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 2024zay
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abnsaax
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:58:07.487 (149.5311945) DEC = +15:49:47.43 (15.8298412)
Discovery date: 2024-10-20 12:25:25.003 (JD=2460604.0176505)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-20 12:25:25.003
Flux: 19.6987 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-10-20 11:41:00
Limiting flux: 17.2841 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/2024zay