TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 288157 [ 2026TNSTR.279....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-01-21 10:30:40
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: SN 2026awe
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aacsapb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:54:24.931 (163.6038787) DEC = -12:19:30.25 (-12.3250686)
Discovery date: 2026-01-18 08:05:38.002 (JD=2461058.8372454)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-18 08:05:38.002
Flux: 20.2619 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-17 11:04:17
Limiting flux: 20.3053 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/2026awe