TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 218629 [ 2024TNSTR2393....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-12 14:00:31
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024pid
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J004734.42-251926.3
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:47:34.420 (11.893417) DEC = -25:19:26.35 (-25.323986)
Discovery date: 2024-07-12 08:21:35.000 (JD=2460503.8483218)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-07-12 08:21:35.000
Flux: 19.6 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-07-09 09:14:38
Limiting flux: 21.09 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/2024pid