TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 242460 [ 2025TNSTR.354....1G ]

Date Received (UTC): 2025-01-26 06:39:03
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2025aez
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J091749.44-210314.8
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:17:49.445 (139.456021) DEC = -21:03:14.88 (-21.054133)
Discovery date: 2025-01-25 04:59:49.000 (JD=2460700.708206)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2025-01-25 04:59:49.000
Flux: 20.49 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam3
Telescope: BlackGEM- 3

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2025-01-24 03:58:42
Limiting flux: 21.32 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/2025aez