TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 219509 [ 2024TNSTR2592....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-07-26 10:18:37
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024qcx
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J140344.94-335952.6
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:03:44.944 (210.937267) DEC = -33:59:52.62 (-33.99795)
Discovery date: 2024-07-06 00:44:18.000 (JD=2460497.5307639)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-07-06 00:44:18.000
Flux: 20.66 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam2
Telescope: BlackGEM- 2

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-07-04 00:12:44
Limiting flux: 20.82 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/2024qcx