TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 205686 [ 2024TNSTR.754....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-03-20 09:49:11
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 2024esf
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J091738.38-593653.9
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:17:38.388 (139.40995) DEC = -59:36:53.91 (-59.614975)
Discovery date: 2024-02-17 03:48:38.000 (JD=2460357.6587731)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-02-17 03:48:38.000
Flux: 20.02 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-01-25 21:58:34
Limiting flux: 20.76 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/2024esf