TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 308009 [ 2026TNSTR2420....1T ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-06-10 17:38:02
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 2026owi
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J102918.78-441143.9
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:29:18.784 (157.328267) DEC = -44:11:43.92 (-44.195533)
Discovery date: 2026-04-30 02:00:04.000 (JD=2461160.5833796)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-30 02:00:04.000
Flux: 17.73 ABMag
Filter: BG-u-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam2
Telescope: BlackGEM- 2
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-28 23:59:00
Limiting flux: 18.39 ABMag
Filter: BG-u-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam3
Telescope: BlackGEM- 3
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026owi
Date Received (UTC): 2026-06-10 17:38:02
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 2026owi
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J102918.78-441143.9
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:29:18.784 (157.328267) DEC = -44:11:43.92 (-44.195533)
Discovery date: 2026-04-30 02:00:04.000 (JD=2461160.5833796)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-30 02:00:04.000
Flux: 17.73 ABMag
Filter: BG-u-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam2
Telescope: BlackGEM- 2
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-28 23:59:00
Limiting flux: 18.39 ABMag
Filter: BG-u-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam3
Telescope: BlackGEM- 3
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026owi