TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 209926 [ 2024TNSTR1440....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-05-09 11:51:59
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024ilk
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J112802.05-061328.6
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:28:02.051 (172.008546) DEC = -06:13:28.67 (-6.224631)
Discovery date: 2024-05-09 01:55:38.000 (JD=2460439.5803009)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-05-09 01:55:38.000
Flux: 19.64 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-04-16 23:07:25
Limiting flux: 20.85 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/2024ilk