TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 238282 [ 2024TNSTR5148....1F ]
Date Received (UTC): 2024-12-30 17:59:02
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM
S. Faris, H. Tranin, F. Stoppa, D. Pieterse, G. Ramsay, 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 2024afzu
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J034016.13-231036.2
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:40:16.138 (55.067242) DEC = -23:10:36.28 (-23.176744)
Discovery date: 2024-12-26 03:48:18.000 (JD=2460670.6585417)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-12-26 03:48:18.000
Flux: 20.55 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam3
Telescope: BlackGEM- 3
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-12-23 03:36:10
Limiting flux: 21.15 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/2024afzu
Date Received (UTC): 2024-12-30 17:59:02
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM
S. Faris, H. Tranin, F. Stoppa, D. Pieterse, G. Ramsay, 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 2024afzu
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J034016.13-231036.2
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:40:16.138 (55.067242) DEC = -23:10:36.28 (-23.176744)
Discovery date: 2024-12-26 03:48:18.000 (JD=2460670.6585417)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-12-26 03:48:18.000
Flux: 20.55 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam3
Telescope: BlackGEM- 3
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-12-23 03:36:10
Limiting flux: 21.15 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/2024afzu