TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 218657 [ 2024TNSTR2414....1G ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-13 09:15:30
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024pix
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J161008.34-612551.5
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:10:08.340 (242.53475) DEC = -61:25:51.55 (-61.430986)
Discovery date: 2024-07-09 03:39:50.000 (JD=2460500.652662)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-07-09 03:39:50.000
Flux: 19.38 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-07-01 03:57:00
Limiting flux: 21.44 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam2
Telescope: BlackGEM- 2


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024pix