TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 217690 [ 2024TNSTR2297....1G ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-08 10:26:31
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024oqw
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J130333.42-295102.0
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:03:33.429 (195.889287) DEC = -29:51:02.02 (-29.850561)
Discovery date: 2024-07-01 00:47:01.000 (JD=2460492.5326505)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-07-01 00:47:01.000
Flux: 19.93 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-04-27 01:45:13
Limiting flux: 19.75 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024oqw