TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 289427 [ 2026TNSTR.404....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-01-30 13:55:39
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 2026bti
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaecuvw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:02:46.421 (210.6934204) DEC = +24:49:36.27 (24.8267415)
Discovery date: 2026-01-28 11:41:00.003 (JD=2461068.9868056)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-28 11:41:00.003
Flux: 19.0228 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-25 12:45:11
Limiting flux: 20.84 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/2026bti