TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 230618 [ 2024TNSTR4163....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-26 14:17:02
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024zlq
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J034836.11-465544.4
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:48:36.115 (57.150479) DEC = -46:55:44.48 (-46.929022)
Discovery date: 2024-10-25 04:43:50.000 (JD=2460608.6971065)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-25 04:43:50.000
Flux: 19.82 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-10-24 07:34:20
Limiting flux: 20.7 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam3
Telescope: BlackGEM- 3


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024zlq