TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 209336 [ 2024TNSTR1352....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-05-03 21:29:54
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024hzq
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J142214.16-122323.6
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:22:14.161 (215.559004) DEC = -12:23:23.63 (-12.389897)
Discovery date: 2024-04-03 03:53:56.000 (JD=2460403.6624537)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-04-03 03:53:56.000
Flux: 19.99 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2022-06-02 21:18:59
Limiting flux: 21.05 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/2024hzq