TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 209057 [ 2024TNSTR1320....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-05-02 09:35:57
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

F. Stoppa, N. Blagorodnova, H. Wichern, J. van Roestel, G. Ramsay, D. Pieterse, H. Tranin, P. Vreeswijk, P. Groot, S. Faris report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024huk
Discoverer internal name: MLT J114238.98+182441.3
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:42:38.985 (175.662438) DEC = +18:24:41.34 (18.411483)
Discovery date: 2024-03-18 22:10:22.000 (JD=2460388.4238657)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-03-18 22:10:22.000
Flux: 19.69 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: MeerLICHT-Cam
Telescope: MeerLICHT-1

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-02-09 02:49:16
Limiting flux: 20.77 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/2024huk