TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 217720 [ 2024TNSTR2301....1G ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-08 11:28:31
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024oru
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J132850.13-232327.9
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:28:50.134 (202.208892) DEC = -23:23:27.91 (-23.391086)
Discovery date: 2024-07-01 01:20:50.000 (JD=2460492.5561343)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-07-01 01:20:50.000
Flux: 20.24 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-03-14 08:51:02
Limiting flux: 21.51 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam2
Telescope: BlackGEM- 2


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024oru