TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 287885 [ 2026TNSTR.222....1M ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-01-19 12:59:34
Date made public:
Sender: ALeRCE
Reporting Group: ALeRCE Discovery Data Source: ZTF
A. Munoz-Arancibia, F.E. Bauer, G. Pignata, F. Forster, A. Mourao, J. Correa-Orellana, H. Kumar, S. Jurado, L. Hernandez-Garcia, L. Galbany, J. Silva-Farfan, R. Dastidar, J.P. Brandt, A. Alvarez, F. Andrades, G. Cabrera-Vives, R. Carrasco-Davis, P.A. Estevez, P. Huijse, H. Larranaga, C. Mansilla, K. Medina, D. Moreno, E. Munoz, I. Reyes, P. Sanchez-Saez, D. Rodriguez-Mancini, M. Catelan, S. Eyheramendy, M.J. Graham on behalf of the ALeRCE broker report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2026aqr
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aabrrcg
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:36:50.625 (174.21093900205) DEC = +64:41:37.03 (64.693619282478)
Discovery date: 2026-01-12 09:52:37.998 (JD=2461052.9115509)
Potential host galaxy: SDSS J113651.13+644133.2
Remarks: SN candidate classified using ALeRCE's stamp classifier (Carrasco-Davis et al. 2021) and the public ZTF stream. Discovery image and light curve in http://alerce.online/object/ZTF26aabrrcg
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-12 09:52:37.998
Flux: 20.1954 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Remarks: Data provided by ZTF
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-12 09:25:59
Limiting flux: 19.7331 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Remarks: Data provided by ZTF
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026aqr
Date Received (UTC): 2026-01-19 12:59:34
Date made public:
Sender: ALeRCE
Reporting Group: ALeRCE Discovery Data Source: ZTF
A. Munoz-Arancibia, F.E. Bauer, G. Pignata, F. Forster, A. Mourao, J. Correa-Orellana, H. Kumar, S. Jurado, L. Hernandez-Garcia, L. Galbany, J. Silva-Farfan, R. Dastidar, J.P. Brandt, A. Alvarez, F. Andrades, G. Cabrera-Vives, R. Carrasco-Davis, P.A. Estevez, P. Huijse, H. Larranaga, C. Mansilla, K. Medina, D. Moreno, E. Munoz, I. Reyes, P. Sanchez-Saez, D. Rodriguez-Mancini, M. Catelan, S. Eyheramendy, M.J. Graham on behalf of the ALeRCE broker report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2026aqr
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aabrrcg
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:36:50.625 (174.21093900205) DEC = +64:41:37.03 (64.693619282478)
Discovery date: 2026-01-12 09:52:37.998 (JD=2461052.9115509)
Potential host galaxy: SDSS J113651.13+644133.2
Remarks: SN candidate classified using ALeRCE's stamp classifier (Carrasco-Davis et al. 2021) and the public ZTF stream. Discovery image and light curve in http://alerce.online/object/ZTF26aabrrcg
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-12 09:52:37.998
Flux: 20.1954 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Remarks: Data provided by ZTF
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-12 09:25:59
Limiting flux: 19.7331 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Remarks: Data provided by ZTF
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026aqr