TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 301968 [ 2026TNSTR1881....1P ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-29 13:30:34
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: SN 2026lba
Discoverer internal name: ZTF19aaloljd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:45:10.715 (191.2946478) DEC = +03:49:29.57 (3.8248808)
Discovery date: 2026-04-17 07:07:42.000 (JD=2461147.7970139)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-17 07:07:42.000
Flux: 20.4956 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-17 06:28:03
Limiting flux: 19.9441 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/2026lba