TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 292679 [ 2026TNSTR.786....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-02-24 04:50:05
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 2026egg
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aahllxo
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:59:22.221 (29.8425868) DEC = +30:18:34.02 (30.3094502)
Discovery date: 2026-02-24 03:14:41.997 (JD=2461095.6352083)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-24 03:14:41.997
Flux: 19.1655 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-14 04:20:00
Limiting flux: 19.889 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/2026egg