TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 255630 [ 2025TNSTR1864....1R ]

Date Received (UTC): 2025-05-21 07:28:03
Date made public:
Sender: BlackGEM_Bot1
Reporting Group: BlackGEM     Discovery Data Source: BlackGEM

G. Ramsay, H. Tranin, F. Stoppa, D. Pieterse, 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 2025kxp
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J132117.36-434610.9
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:21:17.369 (200.322371) DEC = -43:46:10.91 (-43.769697)
Discovery date: 2025-05-21 02:43:56.000 (JD=2460816.6138426)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2025-05-21 02:43:56.000
Flux: 17.01 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam3
Telescope: BlackGEM- 3

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2025-05-20 01:34:54
Limiting flux: 20.97 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam3
Telescope: BlackGEM- 3


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://sandbox.wis-tns.org/object/2025kxp