TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 208457 [ 2024TNSTR1213....1G ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-04-25 16:41:24
Date made public:
Sender: Paul Groot
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: MeerLICHT

P.J. Groot (Radboud, UCT, SAAO), H. Tranin (Barcelona), H. Wichern (DTU), G. Leloudas (DTU), F. Stoppa (Radboud), I. Arcavi (Tel Aviv), S. Bloemen (Radboud), P.M. Vreeswijk (Radboud), D. Pieterse (Radboud) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024hgl
Discoverer internal name: MLT J080628.10-250116.4
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:06:28.106 (121.61711) DEC = -25:01:16.28 (-25.02119)
Discovery date: 2024-04-24 17:32:29.000 (JD=2460425.2308912)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-04-24 17:32:29.000
Flux: 19.92 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: MeerLICHT-Cam
Telescope: MeerLICHT-1

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2022-01-28 20:44:45
Limiting flux: 20.94 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/2024hgl