TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 218359 [ 2024TNSTR2334....1G ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-09 07:05:31
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024pcf
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J133449.38-341845.4
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:34:49.384 (203.705767) DEC = -34:18:45.45 (-34.312625)
Discovery date: 2024-06-28 23:55:40.000 (JD=2460490.4969907)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-06-28 23:55:40.000
Flux: 20.78 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam2
Telescope: BlackGEM- 2

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-06-27 00:00:31
Limiting flux: 20.9 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/2024pcf