TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 235852 [ 2024TNSTR4890....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-12-13 14:15:02
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024adyw
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J004900.89-255553.6
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:49:00.896 (12.253733) DEC = -25:55:53.66 (-25.931572)
Discovery date: 2024-12-13 01:12:39.000 (JD=2460657.5504514)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-12-13 01:12:39.000
Flux: 19.81 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam2
Telescope: BlackGEM- 2

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-12-12 01:05:57
Limiting flux: 19.93 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam2
Telescope: BlackGEM- 2


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