TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 287760 [ 2026TNSTR.219....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-01-18 12:32:51
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 2026aog
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aabryhq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:18:28.992 (244.6208011) DEC = +72:46:26.71 (72.7740873)
Discovery date: 2026-01-16 11:09:14.996 (JD=2461056.9647569)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-16 11:09:14.996
Flux: 20.0008 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-14 13:16:38
Limiting flux: 19.8978 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026aog