TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 229850 [ 2024TNSTR4101....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-22 12:39:02
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024ysd
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J062427.35-233808.8
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 06:24:27.352 (96.113967) DEC = -23:38:08.84 (-23.635789)
Discovery date: 2024-09-13 09:12:04.000 (JD=2460566.8833796)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-09-13 09:12:04.000
Flux: 18.43 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2021-04-27 15:53:08
Limiting flux: 19.72 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/2024ysd