TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 237567 [ 2024TNSTR5103....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-12-28 16:23:02
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 2024afhf
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J081051.41-213821.1
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:10:51.410 (122.714208) DEC = -21:38:21.12 (-21.6392)
Discovery date: 2024-12-25 07:52:53.000 (JD=2460669.8283912)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-12-25 07:52:53.000
Flux: 20.65 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam2
Telescope: BlackGEM- 2

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-12-24 04:28:11
Limiting flux: 21.4 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/2024afhf