TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 225145 [ 2024TNSTR3387....1G ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-09-09 11:15:09
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024vcl
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J222154.22-241157.1
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:21:54.223 (335.475929) DEC = -24:11:57.13 (-24.199203)
Discovery date: 2024-09-02 04:31:44.000 (JD=2460555.6887037)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-09-02 04:31:44.000
Flux: 20.33 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-09-01 04:36:10
Limiting flux: 21.03 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/2024vcl