TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 287117 [ 2026TNSTR.159....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-01-14 15:15:56
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 2026abu
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaavvqo
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:19:48.245 (244.9510228) DEC = +03:07:17.21 (3.1214475)
Discovery date: 2026-01-13 13:40:50.998 (JD=2461054.0700347)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-13 13:40:50.998
Flux: 19.0879 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2025-12-29 13:56:44
Limiting flux: 18.5392 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/2026abu