TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 289828 [ 2026TNSTR.457....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-02-03 09:28:18
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 2026bzy
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaevkpj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:04:06.183 (151.0257629) DEC = -25:15:02.34 (-25.250651)
Discovery date: 2026-02-02 08:32:43.998 (JD=2461073.8560648)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-02 08:32:43.998
Flux: 18.9793 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-01 09:03:41
Limiting flux: 18.9681 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/2026bzy
Date Received (UTC): 2026-02-03 09:28:18
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 2026bzy
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaevkpj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:04:06.183 (151.0257629) DEC = -25:15:02.34 (-25.250651)
Discovery date: 2026-02-02 08:32:43.998 (JD=2461073.8560648)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-02 08:32:43.998
Flux: 18.9793 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-01 09:03:41
Limiting flux: 18.9681 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/2026bzy