TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 270453 [ 2025TNSTR3735....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2025-09-17 13:12:02
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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: AT 2025xuq
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J184033.98-625637.6
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:40:33.977 (280.141571) DEC = -62:56:37.63 (-62.943786)
Discovery date: 2025-09-17 00:12:08.000 (JD=2460935.5084259)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2025-09-17 00:12:08.000
Flux: 19.64 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam3
Telescope: BlackGEM- 3

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2025-09-15 00:11:17
Limiting flux: 20.73 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/2025xuq