TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 238287 [ 2024TNSTR5148....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-12-30 18:17:02
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 2024afzy
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J132458.03-294038.4
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:24:58.037 (201.241821) DEC = -29:40:38.42 (-29.677339)
Discovery date: 2024-12-29 08:32:00.000 (JD=2460673.8555556)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-12-29 08:32:00.000
Flux: 20.13 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam2
Telescope: BlackGEM- 2

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-07-29 23:34:05
Limiting flux: 21.03 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024afzy