TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 217718 [ 2024TNSTR2304....1G ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-08 11:26:31
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024ors
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J124921.09-411042.7
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:49:21.098 (192.337908) DEC = -41:10:42.71 (-41.178531)
Discovery date: 2024-07-01 00:27:27.000 (JD=2460492.5190625)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-07-01 00:27:27.000
Flux: 20.44 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-06-29 23:27:29
Limiting flux: 21.21 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/2024ors