TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 225416 [ 2024TNSTR3477....1G ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-09-13 08:19:07
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024vig
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J174931.58+171537.2
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:49:31.589 (267.381621) DEC = +17:15:37.22 (17.260339)
Discovery date: 2024-09-12 23:43:26.000 (JD=2460566.4884954)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-09-12 23:43:26.000
Flux: 17.9 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-08-13 01:15:55
Limiting flux: 20.12 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/2024vig