TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 236997 [ 2024TNSTR5043....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-12-24 12:06:02
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 2024aevl
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J074015.64-173954.2
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:40:15.640 (115.065167) DEC = -17:39:54.30 (-17.665083)
Discovery date: 2024-12-24 04:42:41.000 (JD=2460668.6963079)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-12-24 04:42:41.000
Flux: 19.28 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam2
Telescope: BlackGEM- 2

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-12-17 06:09:16
Limiting flux: 19.73 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/2024aevl