TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 292898 [ 2026TNSTR.824....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-02-25 07:19:07
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 2026ejs
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aahkxtx
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 20:18:24.961 (304.6040054) DEC = +14:05:15.36 (14.0876013)
Discovery date: 2026-02-23 13:20:34.995 (JD=2461095.0559606)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-23 13:20:34.995
Flux: 18.9449 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-14 13:45:32
Limiting flux: 17.6787 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/2026ejs