TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 303401 [ 2026TNSTR2056....1N ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-12 14:24:26
Date made public:
Sender: Minrui Ning
Reporting Group: DCAP Discovery Data Source: ZTF
Minrui Ning, Huixuan Lin, on behalf of DCAP report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2026mhn
Discoverer internal name: DCAP69
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:44:31.651 (251.1318793) DEC = -27:15:18.38 (-27.2551058)
Discovery date: 2026-05-11 09:51:39.000 (JD=2461171.9108681)
Remarks: We report the discovery of a candidate dwarf nova.(DCAP pipeline DCAP69=ZTF26aawcshf)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-11 09:51:39.000
Flux: 15.84 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Archival info: DSS
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026mhn
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-12 14:24:26
Date made public:
Sender: Minrui Ning
Reporting Group: DCAP Discovery Data Source: ZTF
Minrui Ning, Huixuan Lin, on behalf of DCAP report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2026mhn
Discoverer internal name: DCAP69
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:44:31.651 (251.1318793) DEC = -27:15:18.38 (-27.2551058)
Discovery date: 2026-05-11 09:51:39.000 (JD=2461171.9108681)
Remarks: We report the discovery of a candidate dwarf nova.(DCAP pipeline DCAP69=ZTF26aawcshf)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-11 09:51:39.000
Flux: 15.84 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Archival info: DSS
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026mhn