TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 210857 [ 2024TNSTR1630....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-05-24 11:57:54
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024jgd
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J221411.25-414207.5
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:14:11.256 (333.5469) DEC = -41:42:07.56 (-41.7021)
Discovery date: 2024-05-12 08:41:35.000 (JD=2460442.8622106)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-05-12 08:41:35.000
Flux: 19.81 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2021-10-06 18:55:14
Limiting flux: 20.87 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/2024jgd