TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 217710 [ 2024TNSTR2298....1G ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-08 11:18:36
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 2024orl
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J151100.84-135342.2
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:11:00.843 (227.753512) DEC = -13:53:42.21 (-13.895058)
Discovery date: 2024-07-01 03:04:57.000 (JD=2460492.6284375)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-07-01 03:04:57.000
Flux: 20.06 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam2
Telescope: BlackGEM- 2

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-02-01 08:08:01
Limiting flux: 20.29 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/2024orl