TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 217770 [ 2024TNSTR2290....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-08 11:53:31
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024otj
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J031736.92-014843.8
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:17:36.923 (49.403846) DEC = -01:48:43.84 (-1.812178)
Discovery date: 2024-06-29 10:44:38.000 (JD=2460490.947662)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-06-29 10:44:38.000
Flux: 18.8 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam2
Telescope: BlackGEM- 2

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-25 01:16:58
Limiting flux: 20.33 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/2024otj