TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 217769 [ 2024TNSTR2285....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-08 11:52:31
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024oti
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J224647.45-651605.2
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:46:47.459 (341.697746) DEC = -65:16:05.29 (-65.268136)
Discovery date: 2024-06-29 08:13:40.000 (JD=2460490.8428241)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-06-29 08:13:40.000
Flux: 19.57 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-06-08 06:29:30
Limiting flux: 19.7 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/2024oti