TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 225159 [ 2024TNSTR3402....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-09-09 13:59:57
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 2024vcx
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24abgwcjj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:11:57.672 (122.9903004) DEC = +21:38:31.59 (21.6421087)
Discovery date: 2024-09-08 12:11:12.001 (JD=2460562.0077778)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-09-08 12:11:12.001
Flux: 19.6869 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-09-08 12:06:56
Limiting flux: 19.6536 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/2024vcx