TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 235964 [ 2024TNSTR4915....1Z ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-12-15 09:15:02
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024aeat
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J082238.24+041507.0
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:22:38.246 (125.659358) DEC = +04:15:07.05 (4.251958)
Discovery date: 2024-12-09 07:47:27.000 (JD=2460653.8246181)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-12-09 07:47:27.000
Flux: 19.64 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam2
Telescope: BlackGEM- 2

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-12-08 06:58:53
Limiting flux: 20.24 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/2024aeat