TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 286909 [ 2026TNSTR.146....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-01-13 13:02:49
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: SN 2026xg
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaavhvm
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:51:04.999 (192.7708307) DEC = +08:12:32.07 (8.2089076)
Discovery date: 2026-01-11 12:09:09.996 (JD=2461052.0063657)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-11 12:09:09.996
Flux: 19.9833 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-10 13:16:22
Limiting flux: 19.4212 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/2026xg
Date Received (UTC): 2026-01-13 13:02:49
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: SN 2026xg
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaavhvm
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:51:04.999 (192.7708307) DEC = +08:12:32.07 (8.2089076)
Discovery date: 2026-01-11 12:09:09.996 (JD=2461052.0063657)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-11 12:09:09.996
Flux: 19.9833 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-10 13:16:22
Limiting flux: 19.4212 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/2026xg