TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 290795 [ 2026TNSTR.579....1P ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-02-10 18:34:34
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: AT 2026cta
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aafsyld
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:48:32.831 (177.1367977) DEC = +08:13:54.77 (8.2318815)
Discovery date: 2026-02-08 10:59:37.999 (JD=2461079.9580787)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-08 10:59:37.999
Flux: 19.6539 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-08 10:30:08
Limiting flux: 19.9156 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/2026cta
Date Received (UTC): 2026-02-10 18:34:34
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: AT 2026cta
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aafsyld
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:48:32.831 (177.1367977) DEC = +08:13:54.77 (8.2318815)
Discovery date: 2026-02-08 10:59:37.999 (JD=2461079.9580787)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-08 10:59:37.999
Flux: 19.6539 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-08 10:30:08
Limiting flux: 19.9156 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/2026cta