TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 289551 [ 2026TNSTR.420....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-01-31 06:22:13
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 2026bvh
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaejhzv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:26:21.018 (21.5875747) DEC = -08:08:30.49 (-8.1418036)
Discovery date: 2026-01-26 03:02:59.997 (JD=2461066.6270833)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-26 03:02:59.997
Flux: 18.8746 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-19 03:03:35
Limiting flux: 20.7946 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/2026bvh