TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 252854 [ 2025TNSTR1562....1P ]

Date Received (UTC): 2025-04-28 10:40:24
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 2025ing
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J123855.97-404701.2
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:38:55.971 (189.733213) DEC = -40:47:01.20 (-40.783667)
Discovery date: 2025-04-24 05:20:07.000 (JD=2460789.7223032)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2025-04-24 05:20:07.000
Flux: 17.8 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam3
Telescope: BlackGEM- 3

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2025-04-22 01:27:51
Limiting flux: 21.22 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/2025ing