TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 236953 [ 2024TNSTR5043....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-12-24 07:56:02
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 2024aeue
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J050607.83-171215.1
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:06:07.835 (76.532646) DEC = -17:12:15.14 (-17.204206)
Discovery date: 2024-12-24 01:39:54.000 (JD=2460668.569375)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-12-24 01:39:54.000
Flux: 19.99 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam3
Telescope: BlackGEM- 3

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-12-17 04:44:39
Limiting flux: 20.27 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4


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