TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 321884 [ 2026TNSTR3532....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-09-01 11:06:28
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 2026aaex
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26abrkicd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:05:42.072 (346.4253018) DEC = -00:10:26.16 (-0.1739333)
Discovery date: 2026-09-01 06:27:56.998 (JD=2461284.7694097)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-09-01 06:27:56.998
Flux: 19.7533 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-08-31 07:46:30
Limiting flux: 19.4801 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/2026aaex
Date Received (UTC): 2026-09-01 11:06:28
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 2026aaex
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26abrkicd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:05:42.072 (346.4253018) DEC = -00:10:26.16 (-0.1739333)
Discovery date: 2026-09-01 06:27:56.998 (JD=2461284.7694097)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-09-01 06:27:56.998
Flux: 19.7533 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-08-31 07:46:30
Limiting flux: 19.4801 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/2026aaex