TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 321916 [ 2026TNSTR3533....1W ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-09-01 16:39:31
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF Discovery Data Source: ZTF
Yogesh Wagh (LJMU), 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 2026aafg
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26abrlqyf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:48:01.717 (357.0071553) DEC = -09:11:55.72 (-9.1988113)
Discovery date: 2026-08-31 09:55:52.000 (JD=2461283.9137963)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-08-31 09:55:52.000
Flux: 19.2984 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-08-31 07:48:33
Limiting flux: 19.5131 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/2026aafg
Date Received (UTC): 2026-09-01 16:39:31
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF Discovery Data Source: ZTF
Yogesh Wagh (LJMU), 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 2026aafg
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26abrlqyf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:48:01.717 (357.0071553) DEC = -09:11:55.72 (-9.1988113)
Discovery date: 2026-08-31 09:55:52.000 (JD=2461283.9137963)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-08-31 09:55:52.000
Flux: 19.2984 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-08-31 07:48:33
Limiting flux: 19.5131 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/2026aafg