TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 306516 [ 2026TNSTR2330....1H ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-29 05:12:09
Date made public:
Sender: tdescore_bot
Reporting Group: ZTF Discovery Data Source: ZTF
Erica Hammerstein (Berkeley, UMD), Robert Stein (UMD) on behalf of the ZTF AGN/TDE working group report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: TDE 2026nuq
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aavrgaw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:43:37.083 (220.9045106) DEC = +58:53:08.27 (58.8856297)
Discovery date: 2026-05-09 09:16:21.002 (JD=2461169.8863542)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-09 09:16:21.002
Flux: 20.5273 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-09 07:19:40
Limiting flux: 20.6123 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/2026nuq
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-29 05:12:09
Date made public:
Sender: tdescore_bot
Reporting Group: ZTF Discovery Data Source: ZTF
Erica Hammerstein (Berkeley, UMD), Robert Stein (UMD) on behalf of the ZTF AGN/TDE working group report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: TDE 2026nuq
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aavrgaw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:43:37.083 (220.9045106) DEC = +58:53:08.27 (58.8856297)
Discovery date: 2026-05-09 09:16:21.002 (JD=2461169.8863542)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-09 09:16:21.002
Flux: 20.5273 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-09 07:19:40
Limiting flux: 20.6123 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/2026nuq