TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 218972 [ 2024TNSTR2475....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-17 16:31:28
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024pqp
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J003528.54-081223.8
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:35:28.543 (8.868929) DEC = -08:12:23.80 (-8.206611)
Discovery date: 2024-07-09 08:51:06.000 (JD=2460500.8688194)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-07-09 08:51:06.000
Flux: 19.31 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-09-17 02:36:04
Limiting flux: 21.22 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/2024pqp