TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 229530 [ 2024TNSTR4057....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-19 09:30:02
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 2024ykj
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J220752.97-272130.4
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:07:52.979 (331.970746) DEC = -27:21:30.44 (-27.358456)
Discovery date: 2024-10-17 01:08:20.000 (JD=2460600.5474537)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-17 01:08:20.000
Flux: 19.61 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-09-19 00:53:08
Limiting flux: 19.21 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/2024ykj