TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 293643 [ 2026TNSTR.940....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-06 05:12:47
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 2026ewo
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aajlwhy
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 04:48:38.557 (72.1606523) DEC = +08:19:37.07 (8.3269633)
Discovery date: 2026-03-02 05:39:01.998 (JD=2461101.7354398)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-02 05:39:01.998
Flux: 19.6796 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-01 05:55:32
Limiting flux: 19.0968 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/2026ewo