TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 210843 [ 2024TNSTR1622....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-05-23 20:36:47
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024jfx
Discoverer internal name: MLT J103425.94-275145.3
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:34:25.949 (158.608121) DEC = -27:51:45.35 (-27.862597)
Discovery date: 2024-05-05 22:11:34.000 (JD=2460436.4246991)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-05-05 22:11:34.000
Flux: 20.21 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: MeerLICHT-Cam
Telescope: MeerLICHT-1

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-05-03 22:15:38
Limiting flux: 19.86 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/2024jfx