TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 208928 [ 2024TNSTR1292....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-05-01 16:44:55
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

H. Tranin, S. Faris, D. Pieterse, J. van Roestel, N. Blagorodnova, G. Ramsay, H. Wichern, F. Stoppa, P. Groot, P. Vreeswijk report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024hru
Discoverer internal name: MLT J060249.62-232521.0
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 06:02:49.620 (90.70675) DEC = -23:25:21.01 (-23.422503)
Discovery date: 2024-04-22 18:08:19.000 (JD=2460423.2557755)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-04-22 18:08:19.000
Flux: 18.92 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: MeerLICHT-Cam
Telescope: MeerLICHT-1

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-04-04 18:43:36
Limiting flux: 21.18 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/2024hru