TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 229835 [ 2024TNSTR4101....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-22 08:24:02
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 2024yrr
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J020234.15+233824.7
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:02:34.153 (30.642304) DEC = +23:38:24.75 (23.640208)
Discovery date: 2024-08-13 06:55:08.000 (JD=2460535.788287)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-08-13 06:55:08.000
Flux: 17.81 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam4
Telescope: BlackGEM- 4

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-08-28 19:47:47
Limiting flux: 19.97 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: MeerLICHT-Cam
Telescope: MeerLICHT-1


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