TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 238286 [ 2024TNSTR5148....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-12-30 18:12:02
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

S. Faris, H. Tranin, F. Stoppa, D. Pieterse, G. Ramsay, 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 2024afzx
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J032951.14-323022.0
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:29:51.148 (52.463117) DEC = -32:30:22.04 (-32.506122)
Discovery date: 2024-12-28 03:37:46.000 (JD=2460672.6512269)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-12-28 03:37:46.000
Flux: 20.33 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam3
Telescope: BlackGEM- 3

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-12-27 03:12:16
Limiting flux: 21.38 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/2024afzx