TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 222874 [ 2024TNSTR3107....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-08-27 17:55:13
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024szb
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J003409.83-073554.6
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:34:09.839 (8.540996) DEC = -07:35:54.66 (-7.598517)
Discovery date: 2024-08-27 05:18:00.000 (JD=2460549.7208333)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-08-27 05:18:00.000
Flux: 18.54 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam2
Telescope: BlackGEM- 2

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-08-13 09:29:09
Limiting flux: 21.31 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/2024szb