TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 288564 [ 2026TNSTR.318....1P ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-01-24 07:51:42
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF Discovery Data Source: ZTF
Daniel Perley (LJMU), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech), Theophile du Laz (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: SN 2026bcs
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aachhsm
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:54:25.370 (268.6057096) DEC = +42:49:17.89 (42.8216355)
Discovery date: 2026-01-18 13:21:05.002 (JD=2461059.0563079)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-18 13:21:05.002
Flux: 18.827 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: No non-detections prior to first detection in ZTF Public+Partnership, ZTF Public alert streams
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026bcs
Date Received (UTC): 2026-01-24 07:51:42
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF Discovery Data Source: ZTF
Daniel Perley (LJMU), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech), Theophile du Laz (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: SN 2026bcs
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aachhsm
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:54:25.370 (268.6057096) DEC = +42:49:17.89 (42.8216355)
Discovery date: 2026-01-18 13:21:05.002 (JD=2461059.0563079)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-18 13:21:05.002
Flux: 18.827 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: No non-detections prior to first detection in ZTF Public+Partnership, ZTF Public alert streams
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026bcs