TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 287857 [ 2026TNSTR.235....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-01-19 06:07:18
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 2026aqf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aablgrs
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:03:53.644 (330.9735151) DEC = -04:58:35.26 (-4.9764618)
Discovery date: 2026-01-16 02:05:54.003 (JD=2461056.5874306)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-16 02:05:54.003
Flux: 18.908 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-16 02:00:10
Limiting flux: 18.2607 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/2026aqf
Date Received (UTC): 2026-01-19 06:07:18
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 2026aqf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aablgrs
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:03:53.644 (330.9735151) DEC = -04:58:35.26 (-4.9764618)
Discovery date: 2026-01-16 02:05:54.003 (JD=2461056.5874306)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-16 02:05:54.003
Flux: 18.908 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-16 02:00:10
Limiting flux: 18.2607 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/2026aqf