TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 292868 [ 2026TNSTR.815....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-02-25 02:48:17
Date made public:
Sender: SAGUARO_Bot1
Reporting Group: SAGUARO     Discovery Data Source: None

Manisha Shrestha, Griffin Hosseinzadeh, K. Azalee Bostroem, Noah Franz, David J. Sand, Charles D. Kilpatrick, Bhagya Subrayan, Conor Ransome, Sergiy Vasylyev, Jennifer E. Andrews, Wen-fai Fong, Kate D. Alexander report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2026ejf
Discoverer internal name: 313831458352922664
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 04:04:37.779 (61.157411413372) DEC = -48:30:07.25 (-48.502013112739)
Discovery date: 2026-02-25 01:39:57.000 (JD=2461096.5694097)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-25 01:39:57.000
Flux: 23.5886 ABMag
Filter: g-LSST
Instrument: LSSTCam
Telescope: Rubin Observatory - Simonyi Survey Telescope

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: LSST

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026ejf