TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 229253 [ 2024TNSTR4031....1G ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-16 07:49:02
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024ygq
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J032252.92-664941.1
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:22:52.926 (50.720525) DEC = -66:49:41.18 (-66.828106)
Discovery date: 2024-10-15 03:14:26.000 (JD=2460598.6350231)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-15 03:14:26.000
Flux: 19.53 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-09-28 06:20:16
Limiting flux: 21.26 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/2024ygq