TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 302126 [ 2026TNSTR1920....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-02 07:12:55
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Jesper Sollerman (SU), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech), Daniel Perley (LJMU), Theophile du Laz (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2026lfd
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaulsfs
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:48:30.618 (177.1275746) DEC = +50:02:04.99 (50.0347198)
Discovery date: 2026-04-29 06:15:43.997 (JD=2461159.7609259)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-29 06:15:43.997
Flux: 19.3451 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-25 05:58:13
Limiting flux: 19.8371 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/2026lfd