TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 205687 [ 2024TNSTR.754....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-03-20 09:49:17
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

H. Tranin, on behalf of BlackGEM report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024esg
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J053917.24-591507.4
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:39:17.247 (84.821862) DEC = -59:15:07.41 (-59.252058)
Discovery date: 2024-02-17 01:51:05.000 (JD=2460357.5771412)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-02-17 01:51:05.000
Flux: 19.29 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-01-25 20:51:15
Limiting flux: 20.97 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: MeerLICHT-Cam
Telescope: MeerLICHT-1


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