TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 230330 [ 2024TNSTR4150....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-25 09:41:49
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 2024zcx
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abnzykm
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:29:46.991 (7.4457971) DEC = +15:21:49.95 (15.3638755)
Discovery date: 2024-10-21 05:15:56.998 (JD=2460604.7194097)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-21 05:15:56.998
Flux: 20.4546 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-10-19 08:09:35
Limiting flux: 19.1842 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/2024zcx