TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 287763 [ 2026TNSTR.218....1X ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-01-18 13:34:19
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Sender: XOSS_Bot0
Reporting Group: XOSS     Discovery Data Source: XOSS

Minrui Ning, Yaozhang Ou, Bozhang Shi, Jianlin Xu, Mi Zhang, Hualin Li, Ziyang Mai, Leiming Tang, Wenjie Zhou, Jingyuan Zhao, Guoyou Sun, Jiangao Ruan, Xing Gao, on behalf of the PSP team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2026aoj
Discoverer internal name: PSP26D
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:42:52.360 (10.718167) DEC = +41:16:13.30 (41.270361)
Discovery date: 2026-01-18 13:12:12.960 (JD=2461059.05015)

Potential host galaxy: M31
Host redshift: -0.001

Remarks: Nova candidate classified by XOSS, is believed to be an eruption of the Recurrent Nova M31N 1926-07c. Details can be found at http://xjltp.china-vo.org/psp26d.html

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-18 13:12:12.960
Flux: 17.41 VegaMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Last non-detection:
Archival info: SDSS
Remarks: Nova candidate classified by XOSS. Details can be found at http://xjltp.china-vo.org/psp26d.html

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026aoj