TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 199224 [ 2024TNSTR..63....1G ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-07 12:08:21
Date made public:
Sender: Paul Groot
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

Paul Groot (Radboud/UCT/SAAO), Hugo Tranin (U Barcelona) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2024qc
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J103650.69-260923.7
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:36:50.705 (159.21127) DEC = -26:09:23.72 (-26.15659)
Discovery date: 2024-01-04 08:16:02.000 (JD=2460313.8444676)

Potential host galaxy: WISEA J103650.74-260918.8
Host redshift: 0.012295

Remarks: Detected in all six BlackGEM bands (u,g,q,r,i,z)

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-04 08:16:02.000
Flux: 17.47 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2022-04-29 19:39:41
Limiting flux: 20.39 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/2024qc