TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 293400 [ 2026TNSTR.884....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-01 11:38:32
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 2026esm
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaivbqt
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:56:32.184 (209.1340999) DEC = +12:49:15.53 (12.8209815)
Discovery date: 2026-02-26 12:07:32.001 (JD=2461098.0052315)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-26 12:07:32.001
Flux: 20.6695 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-26 11:18:31
Limiting flux: 19.7027 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026esm