TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 210430 [ 2024TNSTR1530....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-05-15 09:37:08
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 2024iwx
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aanvupu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:55:41.508 (253.9229517) DEC = -19:16:52.27 (-19.2811874)
Discovery date: 2024-05-13 09:01:04.998 (JD=2460443.8757523)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-05-13 09:01:04.998
Flux: 19.4057 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-05-11 09:32:27
Limiting flux: 19.7746 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://sandbox.wis-tns.org/object/2024iwx