TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 308482 [ 2026TNSTR2524....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-06-15 14:14:02
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 2026pfj
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J225619.42-344219.3
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:56:19.417 (344.080904) DEC = -34:42:19.31 (-34.705364)
Discovery date: 2026-05-18 09:47:44.000 (JD=2461178.9081481)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-18 09:47:44.000
Flux: 20.44 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-17 09:48:41
Limiting flux: 19.88 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/2026pfj