TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 287516 [ 2026TNSTR.188....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-01-16 13:20:38
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF Discovery Data Source: ZTF
Jesper Sollerman (SU), 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: AT 2026ako
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaaqepm
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:15:56.401 (228.9850056) DEC = +09:14:37.42 (9.2437283)
Discovery date: 2026-01-12 13:32:21.998 (JD=2461053.0641435)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-12 13:32:21.998
Flux: 19.5466 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-09 13:53:36
Limiting flux: 17.5974 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/2026ako
Date Received (UTC): 2026-01-16 13:20:38
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF Discovery Data Source: ZTF
Jesper Sollerman (SU), 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: AT 2026ako
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaaqepm
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:15:56.401 (228.9850056) DEC = +09:14:37.42 (9.2437283)
Discovery date: 2026-01-12 13:32:21.998 (JD=2461053.0641435)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-12 13:32:21.998
Flux: 19.5466 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-09 13:53:36
Limiting flux: 17.5974 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/2026ako