TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 265561 [ 2025TNSTR3157....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2025-08-12 12:17:03
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

F. Stoppa, H. Tranin, 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 2025tqu
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J034718.11-082659.8
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:47:18.115 (56.825479) DEC = -08:26:59.85 (-8.449958)
Discovery date: 2025-08-12 07:57:57.000 (JD=2460899.8319097)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2025-08-12 07:57:57.000
Flux: 18.83 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2025-07-22 09:20:38
Limiting flux: 20.47 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam2
Telescope: BlackGEM- 2


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