TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 232326 [ 2024TNSTR4458....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-11-12 08:51:02
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

S. Faris, H. Tranin, F. Stoppa, D. Pieterse, G. Ramsay, P. Groot, P. Vreeswijk, N. Blagorodnova, J. van Roestel, H. Wichern report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024aayk
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J033712.93-042807.7
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:37:12.939 (54.303913) DEC = -04:28:07.79 (-4.468831)
Discovery date: 2024-11-12 05:24:43.000 (JD=2460626.7254977)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-11-12 05:24:43.000
Flux: 18.76 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-11-05 03:00:03
Limiting flux: 21.34 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://sandbox.wis-tns.org/object/2024aayk