TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 293683 [ 2026TNSTR.940....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-06 11:46:29
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 2026ext
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaivevv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:20:28.098 (260.1170766) DEC = +30:30:03.82 (30.5010603)
Discovery date: 2026-02-28 11:22:13.002 (JD=2461099.9737616)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-28 11:22:13.002
Flux: 20.1026 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-23 12:05:13
Limiting flux: 20.7204 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/2026ext
Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-06 11:46:29
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 2026ext
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaivevv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:20:28.098 (260.1170766) DEC = +30:30:03.82 (30.5010603)
Discovery date: 2026-02-28 11:22:13.002 (JD=2461099.9737616)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-28 11:22:13.002
Flux: 20.1026 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-23 12:05:13
Limiting flux: 20.7204 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/2026ext