TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 219020 [ 2024TNSTR2489....1G ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-18 09:59:27
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024prt
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J011526.16-305618.1
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:15:26.161 (18.859004) DEC = -30:56:18.17 (-30.938381)
Discovery date: 2024-07-16 08:09:18.000 (JD=2460507.8397917)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-07-16 08:09:18.000
Flux: 19.75 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-07-14 08:01:39
Limiting flux: 21 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/2024prt