TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 307890 [ 2026TNSTR2404....1T ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-06-09 20:35:02
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM
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 2026ots
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J122238.94+085107.2
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:22:38.942 (185.662258) DEC = +08:51:07.24 (8.852011)
Discovery date: 2026-05-19 00:34:32.000 (JD=2461179.5239815)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-19 00:34:32.000
Flux: 20.44 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-05 01:15:10
Limiting flux: 20.15 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam3
Telescope: BlackGEM- 3
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026ots
Date Received (UTC): 2026-06-09 20:35:02
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM
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 2026ots
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J122238.94+085107.2
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:22:38.942 (185.662258) DEC = +08:51:07.24 (8.852011)
Discovery date: 2026-05-19 00:34:32.000 (JD=2461179.5239815)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-19 00:34:32.000
Flux: 20.44 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-05 01:15:10
Limiting flux: 20.15 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam3
Telescope: BlackGEM- 3
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026ots