TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 218351 [ 2024TNSTR2331....1G ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-09 06:26:36
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024pby
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J131211.01-432144.8
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:12:11.011 (198.045879) DEC = -43:21:44.82 (-43.36245)
Discovery date: 2024-06-07 01:48:53.000 (JD=2460468.5756134)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-06-07 01:48:53.000
Flux: 20.45 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam2
Telescope: BlackGEM- 2

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-05-25 21:19:54
Limiting flux: 20.29 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: MeerLICHT-Cam
Telescope: MeerLICHT-1


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