TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 217723 [ 2024TNSTR2294....1G ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-08 11:29:42
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024orx
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J004143.00-232817.0
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:41:43.001 (10.429171) DEC = -23:28:17.04 (-23.4714)
Discovery date: 2024-07-01 07:49:36.000 (JD=2460492.8261111)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-07-01 07:49:36.000
Flux: 19.58 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-09-17 02:34:23
Limiting flux: 21.26 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/2024orx