TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 218353 [ 2024TNSTR2328....1G ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-09 06:28:31
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024pca
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J192111.43-611844.9
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 19:21:11.437 (290.297654) DEC = -61:18:44.96 (-61.312489)
Discovery date: 2024-06-29 03:04:06.000 (JD=2460490.6278472)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-06-29 03:04:06.000
Flux: 19.3 ABMag
Filter: BG-i-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam2
Telescope: BlackGEM- 2

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-06-08 02:58:07
Limiting flux: 20.95 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/2024pca