TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 204989 [ 2024TNSTR.628....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-03-08 18:03:43
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

H. Tranin, on behalf of BlackGEM report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024eaf
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J041158.55-332830.0
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 04:11:58.551 (62.993963) DEC = -33:28:30.07 (-33.475019)
Discovery date: 2024-03-05 00:44:37.000 (JD=2460374.5309838)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-03-05 00:44:37.000
Flux: 19.49 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2021-09-19 00:20:00
Limiting flux: 21.51 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: MeerLICHT-Cam
Telescope: MeerLICHT-1


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