TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 292676 [ 2026TNSTR.786....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-02-24 04:49:54
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 2026egd
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaglmyo
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:47:57.502 (86.989593) DEC = +58:53:08.34 (58.8856496)
Discovery date: 2026-02-14 05:14:23.997 (JD=2461085.7183333)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-14 05:14:23.997
Flux: 19.8962 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-09 06:19:26
Limiting flux: 20.5264 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/2026egd