TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 288583 [ 2026TNSTR.318....1P ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-01-24 08:03:05
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF Discovery Data Source: ZTF
Daniel Perley (LJMU), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech), Theophile du Laz (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2026bdb
Discoverer internal name: ZTF25aaldvaj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:28:07.537 (217.0314046) DEC = -20:11:59.37 (-20.1998261)
Discovery date: 2026-01-13 13:33:15.998 (JD=2461054.0647685)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-13 13:33:15.998
Flux: 19.1609 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-12 13:33:47
Limiting flux: 18.709 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/2026bdb
Date Received (UTC): 2026-01-24 08:03:05
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF Discovery Data Source: ZTF
Daniel Perley (LJMU), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech), Theophile du Laz (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2026bdb
Discoverer internal name: ZTF25aaldvaj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:28:07.537 (217.0314046) DEC = -20:11:59.37 (-20.1998261)
Discovery date: 2026-01-13 13:33:15.998 (JD=2461054.0647685)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-13 13:33:15.998
Flux: 19.1609 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-12 13:33:47
Limiting flux: 18.709 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/2026bdb