TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 293647 [ 2026TNSTR.940....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-06 05:13:24
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 2026ews
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aajlpir
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:25:54.550 (81.4772903) DEC = -12:34:07.79 (-12.5688295)
Discovery date: 2026-02-28 03:09:39.000 (JD=2461099.6317014)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-28 03:09:39.000
Flux: 19.768 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-27 05:02:20
Limiting flux: 19.0855 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/2026ews
Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-06 05:13:24
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 2026ews
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aajlpir
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:25:54.550 (81.4772903) DEC = -12:34:07.79 (-12.5688295)
Discovery date: 2026-02-28 03:09:39.000 (JD=2461099.6317014)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-28 03:09:39.000
Flux: 19.768 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-27 05:02:20
Limiting flux: 19.0855 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/2026ews