TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 265538 [ 2025TNSTR3158....1P ]

Date Received (UTC): 2025-08-12 09:24:03
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

J. A. Paice, 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 2025tqb
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J225036.88-342236.1
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:50:36.887 (342.653696) DEC = -34:22:36.19 (-34.376719)
Discovery date: 2025-08-12 03:03:27.000 (JD=2460899.6273958)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2025-08-12 03:03:27.000
Flux: 17.82 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam2
Telescope: BlackGEM- 2

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2025-08-08 02:59:20
Limiting flux: 18.84 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/2025tqb