TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 290019 [ 2026TNSTR.489....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-02-05 13:05:52
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 2026cei
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aafdfjz
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:33:32.963 (218.3873448) DEC = +53:26:22.42 (53.4395601)
Discovery date: 2026-02-03 12:43:48.996 (JD=2461075.0304282)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-03 12:43:48.996
Flux: 19.9823 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-01 13:02:03
Limiting flux: 19.6024 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/2026cei