TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 264577 [ 2025TNSTR3025....1L ]

Date Received (UTC): 2025-08-01 10:12:44
Date made public:
Sender: Lloyd Landsberg
Reporting Group: MeerLICHT     Discovery Data Source: MeerLICHT

Lloyd Landsberg, Francois Campher report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2025swc
Discoverer internal name: MLT J001758.94-392315.0
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:17:58.970 (4.49571) DEC = -39:23:15.04 (-39.38751)
Discovery date: 2025-07-16 01:22:42.774 (JD=2460872.5574395)


Remarks: Likely flare star

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2025-07-16 01:22:42.774
Flux: 17.992 STMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: MeerLICHT-Cam
Telescope: MeerLICHT-1

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2025-07-11 02:51:32
Limiting flux: 18.11 STMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: MeerLICHT-Cam
Telescope: MeerLICHT-1


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2025swc