TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 219707 [ 2024TNSTR2626....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-28 12:49:24
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024qhw
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J032922.54-345750.1
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:29:22.548 (52.34395) DEC = -34:57:50.17 (-34.963936)
Discovery date: 2024-07-17 09:39:48.000 (JD=2460508.9026389)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-07-17 09:39:48.000
Flux: 19.5 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam2
Telescope: BlackGEM- 2

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-03-04 00:11:48
Limiting flux: 20.45 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/2024qhw