TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 293388 [ 2026TNSTR.884....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-01 09:57:32
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 2026esd
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaicwuu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:39:05.827 (174.7742782) DEC = +23:45:33.37 (23.7592683)
Discovery date: 2026-02-25 10:10:10.997 (JD=2461096.9237384)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-25 10:10:10.997
Flux: 20.2229 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-23 10:22:38
Limiting flux: 20.4176 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/2026esd