TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 301957 [ 2026TNSTR1881....1P ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-29 12:58:40
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: SN 2026lau
Discoverer internal name: ZTF25aateyvv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:59:41.050 (164.9210431) DEC = -10:41:37.23 (-10.6936751)
Discovery date: 2026-04-29 04:33:03.997 (JD=2461159.6896296)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-29 04:33:03.997
Flux: 18.8093 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-25 06:59:43
Limiting flux: 19.3992 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026lau
Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-29 12:58:40
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: SN 2026lau
Discoverer internal name: ZTF25aateyvv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:59:41.050 (164.9210431) DEC = -10:41:37.23 (-10.6936751)
Discovery date: 2026-04-29 04:33:03.997 (JD=2461159.6896296)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-29 04:33:03.997
Flux: 18.8093 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-25 06:59:43
Limiting flux: 19.3992 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026lau