TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 287259 [ 2026TNSTR.172....1W ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-01-15 11:33:09
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF Discovery Data Source: ZTF
Jacob Wise (LJMU), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech), Daniel Perley (LJMU), Theophile du Laz (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: SN 2026afe
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aabguwh
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 06:39:26.449 (99.8602047) DEC = -21:49:20.59 (-21.8223859)
Discovery date: 2026-01-15 07:00:58.996 (JD=2461055.7923495)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-15 07:00:58.996
Flux: 19.4726 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-13 07:02:23
Limiting flux: 19.2312 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026afe
Date Received (UTC): 2026-01-15 11:33:09
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF Discovery Data Source: ZTF
Jacob Wise (LJMU), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech), Daniel Perley (LJMU), Theophile du Laz (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: SN 2026afe
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aabguwh
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 06:39:26.449 (99.8602047) DEC = -21:49:20.59 (-21.8223859)
Discovery date: 2026-01-15 07:00:58.996 (JD=2461055.7923495)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-15 07:00:58.996
Flux: 19.4726 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-13 07:02:23
Limiting flux: 19.2312 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026afe