TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 232337 [ 2024TNSTR4457....1G ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-11-12 10:12:02
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024aayp
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J034409.02-002125.5
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:44:09.025 (56.037604) DEC = -00:21:25.58 (-0.357106)
Discovery date: 2024-11-05 03:11:12.000 (JD=2460619.6327778)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-11-05 03:11:12.000
Flux: 20.34 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-10-29 03:06:44
Limiting flux: 21.1 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam3
Telescope: BlackGEM- 3


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