TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 291724 [ 2026TNSTR.683....1H ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-02-17 23:18:43
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: AT 2026dmu
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aadtozg
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:58:46.157 (224.6923217) DEC = +37:35:00.26 (37.5834049)
Discovery date: 2026-01-16 12:14:29.996 (JD=2461057.0100694)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-16 12:14:29.996
Flux: 20.654 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-14 13:11:50
Limiting flux: 20.342 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/2026dmu