TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 285831 [ 2026TNSTR..56....1K ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-01-07 08:18:39
Date made public:
Sender: LAST_Bot1
Reporting Group: LAST     Discovery Data Source: LAST

R. Konno (WIS), E. A. Zimmerman (WIS), A. Horowicz (WIS), S. Garrappa (WIS), E. O. Ofek (WIS), S. Ben-Ami (WIS), D. Polishook (WIS), O. Yaron (WIS), P. Chen (WIS), A. Krassilchtchikov (WIS), Y. M. Shani (WIS), E. Segre (WIS), A. Gal-Yam (WIS), S. Spitzer (WIS), and K. Rybicki (WIS) on behalf of the LAST Collaboration report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2026aq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 04:07:31.555 (61.881481170654) DEC = +50:59:15.66 (50.987682342529)
Discovery date: 2026-01-06 16:28:18.912 (JD=2461047.18633)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-06 16:28:18.912
Flux: 19.32 ABMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: LAST-Cam
Telescope: Large Array Survey Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-11-27 00:17:38
Limiting flux: 20.84 ABMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: LAST-Cam
Telescope: Large Array Survey Telescope


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