TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 288589 [ 2026TNSTR.318....1P ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-01-24 08:16:31
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 2026bdf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaalulg
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:04:01.899 (1.0079108) DEC = +00:29:39.20 (0.4942216)
Discovery date: 2026-01-12 02:55:39.002 (JD=2461052.6219792)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-12 02:55:39.002
Flux: 19.0487 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-09 02:26:46
Limiting flux: 19.5128 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/2026bdf
Date Received (UTC): 2026-01-24 08:16:31
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 2026bdf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaalulg
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:04:01.899 (1.0079108) DEC = +00:29:39.20 (0.4942216)
Discovery date: 2026-01-12 02:55:39.002 (JD=2461052.6219792)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-12 02:55:39.002
Flux: 19.0487 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-09 02:26:46
Limiting flux: 19.5128 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/2026bdf