TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 243085 [ 2025TNSTR.438....1Z ]

Date Received (UTC): 2025-02-01 07:33:02
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: SN 2025aov
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J122254.63+123356.2
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:22:54.640 (185.727667) DEC = +12:33:56.25 (12.565625)
Discovery date: 2025-01-30 07:30:26.000 (JD=2460705.8128009)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2025-01-30 07:30:26.000
Flux: 19.8 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam2
Telescope: BlackGEM- 2

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2025-01-29 07:38:20
Limiting flux: 20.93 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/2025aov