TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 242467 [ 2025TNSTR.354....1G ]

Date Received (UTC): 2025-01-26 06:49:02
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, S. Scaringi report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2025afd
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J073417.16-091424.2
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:34:17.169 (113.571538) DEC = -09:14:24.27 (-9.240075)
Discovery date: 2025-01-26 05:20:17.000 (JD=2460701.722419)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2025-01-26 05:20:17.000
Flux: 19.46 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-04-04 23:49:40
Limiting flux: 20.48 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/2025afd