TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 217719 [ 2024TNSTR2293....1G ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-08 11:27:31
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024ort
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J123849.35+102725.8
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:38:49.355 (189.705646) DEC = +10:27:25.89 (10.457192)
Discovery date: 2024-06-28 23:22:59.000 (JD=2460490.474294)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-06-28 23:22:59.000
Flux: 20.55 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam2
Telescope: BlackGEM- 2

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-06-27 23:51:01
Limiting flux: 19.82 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/2024ort