TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 289899 [ 2026TNSTR.473....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-02-04 05:29:52
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 2026cbr
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaexgmh
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 04:48:57.956 (72.2414814) DEC = +05:58:59.26 (5.9831271)
Discovery date: 2026-02-02 06:38:08.001 (JD=2461073.7764815)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-02 06:38:08.001
Flux: 19.4322 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-31 04:35:15
Limiting flux: 19.2069 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/2026cbr