TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 242746 [ 2025TNSTR.398....1P ]

Date Received (UTC): 2025-01-29 11:34:03
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

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

IAU Designation: AT 2025ajq
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J132531.65-425836.6
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:25:31.656 (201.3819) DEC = -42:58:36.66 (-42.97685)
Discovery date: 2025-01-29 06:15:21.000 (JD=2460704.7606597)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2025-01-29 06:15:21.000
Flux: 20.1 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam3
Telescope: BlackGEM- 3

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2025-01-28 07:26:38
Limiting flux: 20.99 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/2025ajq