TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 217708 [ 2024TNSTR2298....1G ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-08 11:18:31
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024orj
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J015428.05-074526.5
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:54:28.058 (28.616908) DEC = -07:45:26.54 (-7.757372)
Discovery date: 2024-07-01 08:47:41.000 (JD=2460492.8664468)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-07-01 08:47:41.000
Flux: 20.17 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-09-16 08:08:34
Limiting flux: 21.37 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/2024orj