TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 217762 [ 2024TNSTR2289....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-08 11:47:31
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024otc
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J200501.51-481124.3
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 20:05:01.514 (301.256308) DEC = -48:11:24.34 (-48.190094)
Discovery date: 2024-06-07 03:54:41.000 (JD=2460468.6629745)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-06-07 03:54:41.000
Flux: 19.61 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-06-06 04:00:12
Limiting flux: 20.12 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/2024otc