TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 217726 [ 2024TNSTR2291....1G ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-08 11:34:31
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024osa
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J124959.11-084944.4
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:49:59.113 (192.496304) DEC = -08:49:44.47 (-8.829019)
Discovery date: 2024-07-01 00:23:33.000 (JD=2460492.5163542)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-07-01 00:23:33.000
Flux: 20.03 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam2
Telescope: BlackGEM- 2

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-25 06:09:49
Limiting flux: 20.08 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/2024osa