TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 225075 [ 2024TNSTR3372....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-09-08 21:07:10
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024vas
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J023636.73-140252.4
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:36:36.733 (39.153054) DEC = -14:02:52.44 (-14.0479)
Discovery date: 2024-09-01 08:09:18.000 (JD=2460554.8397917)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-09-01 08:09:18.000
Flux: 20.03 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam2
Telescope: BlackGEM- 2

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-08-27 10:02:18
Limiting flux: 20.47 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/2024vas