TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 264336 [ 2025TNSTR2990....1L ]

Date Received (UTC): 2025-07-30 12:05:21
Date made public:
Sender: Lloyd Landsberg
Reporting Group: MeerLICHT     Discovery Data Source: MeerLICHT

Lloyd Landsberg, Paul Groot report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2025sqk
Discoverer internal name: MLT J194245.39-632824.4
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 19:42:45.396 (295.68915) DEC = -63:28:24.46 (-63.473461)
Discovery date: 2025-07-27 21:28:38.000 (JD=2460884.3948843)


Remarks: Likely stellar flare

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2025-07-27 21:28:38.000
Flux: 19.178 STMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: MeerLICHT-Cam
Telescope: MeerLICHT-1

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2025-07-26 21:50:34
Limiting flux: 20.34 STMag
Filter: BG-i-BlackGem
Instrument: MeerLICHT-Cam
Telescope: MeerLICHT-1


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2025sqk