TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 292389 [ 2026TNSTR.762....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-02-23 08:22:08
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 2026eal
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aahcmrh
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:09:45.414 (152.4392245) DEC = +56:06:48.47 (56.1134634)
Discovery date: 2026-02-22 08:04:40.995 (JD=2461093.8365856)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-22 08:04:40.995
Flux: 19.6565 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-22 07:26:53
Limiting flux: 18.5576 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/2026eal