TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 261879 [ 2025TNSTR2626....1R ]

Date Received (UTC): 2025-07-09 06:42:03
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: SN 2025qqh
Discoverer internal name: BGEM J125018.23-061739.7
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:50:18.234 (192.575975) DEC = -06:17:39.75 (-6.294375)
Discovery date: 2025-07-08 23:25:26.000 (JD=2460865.4759954)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2025-07-08 23:25:26.000
Flux: 18.81 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: BlackGEM-Cam2
Telescope: BlackGEM- 2

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2025-06-23 23:32:25
Limiting flux: 20.67 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/2025qqh