TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 231281 [ 2024TNSTR4255....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-11-01 13:19:02
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 2024zyp
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J011338.23-611717.3
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:13:38.231 (18.409296) DEC = -61:17:17.35 (-61.288153)
Discovery date: 2024-10-29 00:54:16.000 (JD=2460612.5376852)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-29 00:54:16.000
Flux: 19.06 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-10-15 00:51:42
Limiting flux: 20.31 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/2024zyp