TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 218350 [ 2024TNSTR2331....1G ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-09 06:26:30
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024pbx
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J200709.90-485854.4
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 20:07:09.902 (301.791258) DEC = -48:58:54.48 (-48.9818)
Discovery date: 2024-06-06 04:00:12.000 (JD=2460467.6668056)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-06-06 04:00:12.000
Flux: 19.49 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-06-05 04:18:25
Limiting flux: 19.67 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/2024pbx