TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 217768 [ 2024TNSTR2286....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-08 11:51:30
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024oth
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J005513.20-374144.2
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:55:13.202 (13.805008) DEC = -37:41:44.21 (-37.695614)
Discovery date: 2024-06-27 07:56:01.000 (JD=2460488.8305671)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-06-27 07:56:01.000
Flux: 19.85 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam2
Telescope: BlackGEM- 2

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-06-16 08:52:02
Limiting flux: 20.35 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/2024oth