TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 217725 [ 2024TNSTR2299....1G ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-08 11:33:31
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024orz
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J134709.59-302551.3
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:47:09.594 (206.789975) DEC = -30:25:51.32 (-30.430922)
Discovery date: 2024-06-30 00:03:04.000 (JD=2460491.5021296)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-06-30 00:03:04.000
Flux: 20.41 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-06-25 02:05:45
Limiting flux: 20.64 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/2024orz