TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 291723 [ 2026TNSTR.683....1H ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-02-17 23:17:10
Date made public:
Sender: tdescore_bot
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Erica Hammerstein (Berkeley), Robert Stein (UMD) on behalf of the ZTF AGN/TDE working group report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: TDE 2026dmt
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aafpwna
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:28:51.635 (127.2151455) DEC = +39:04:54.31 (39.081754)
Discovery date: 2026-02-05 05:28:23.001 (JD=2461076.728044)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-05 05:28:23.001
Flux: 20.221 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-05 03:22:22
Limiting flux: 20.3939 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/2026dmt