TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 289837 [ 2026TNSTR.457....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-02-03 09:29:37
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 2026cag
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aacjrmm
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:55:50.413 (43.9600545) DEC = +44:39:09.12 (44.6525331)
Discovery date: 2026-01-19 03:50:59.000 (JD=2461059.6604051)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-19 03:50:59.000
Flux: 19.9795 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-17 04:55:24
Limiting flux: 20.0005 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026cag
Date Received (UTC): 2026-02-03 09:29:37
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 2026cag
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aacjrmm
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:55:50.413 (43.9600545) DEC = +44:39:09.12 (44.6525331)
Discovery date: 2026-01-19 03:50:59.000 (JD=2461059.6604051)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-19 03:50:59.000
Flux: 19.9795 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-17 04:55:24
Limiting flux: 20.0005 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026cag