TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 225955 [ 2024TNSTR3612....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-09-20 01:04:02
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024vsx
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J200107.47+051523.7
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 20:01:07.470 (300.281125) DEC = +05:15:23.75 (5.256597)
Discovery date: 2024-09-03 01:05:52.000 (JD=2460556.5457407)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-09-03 01:05:52.000
Flux: 18.62 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-07-19 04:29:57
Limiting flux: 19.54 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/2024vsx