TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 289980 [ 2026TNSTR.489....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-02-05 05:55:29
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 2026cdc
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaeojrx
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:51:29.987 (117.8749477) DEC = +40:41:24.02 (40.6900056)
Discovery date: 2026-01-25 06:08:20.999 (JD=2461065.7557986)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-25 06:08:20.999
Flux: 20.4886 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-20 08:07:29
Limiting flux: 20.5274 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/2026cdc