TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 231849 [ 2024TNSTR4321....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-11-05 16:57:02
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

S. Faris, H. Tranin, F. Stoppa, D. Pieterse, G. Ramsay, P. Groot, P. Vreeswijk, N. Blagorodnova, J. van Roestel, H. Wichern report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024aamz
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J020856.19+061628.9
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:08:56.196 (32.23415) DEC = +06:16:28.98 (6.274717)
Discovery date: 2024-11-04 05:28:49.000 (JD=2460618.7283449)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-11-04 05:28:49.000
Flux: 19.81 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam3
Telescope: BlackGEM- 3

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2021-04-28 00:48:36
Limiting flux: 20.5 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: MeerLICHT-Cam
Telescope: MeerLICHT-1


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