TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 219530 [ 2024TNSTR2593....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-26 19:33:25
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024qdk
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J013351.59-301411.3
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:33:51.596 (23.464983) DEC = -30:14:11.31 (-30.236475)
Discovery date: 2024-07-16 07:25:22.000 (JD=2460507.8092824)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-07-16 07:25:22.000
Flux: 20.04 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-07-14 08:23:34
Limiting flux: 20.72 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/2024qdk