TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 231086 [ 2024TNSTR4233....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-31 08:24:02
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2024zuu
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J012147.74+004910.7
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:21:47.742 (20.448925) DEC = +00:49:10.77 (0.819658)
Discovery date: 2024-10-29 01:16:55.000 (JD=2460612.5534144)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-29 01:16:55.000
Flux: 20.03 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam3
Telescope: BlackGEM- 3

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-10-15 05:08:08
Limiting flux: 18.5 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024zuu