TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 293751 [ 2026TNSTR.953....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-07 05:25:43
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 2026eyz
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aajmgdi
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:19:49.015 (124.9542286) DEC = -13:05:56.17 (-13.0989358)
Discovery date: 2026-03-01 05:25:38.997 (JD=2461100.7261458)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-01 05:25:38.997
Flux: 20.1367 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-28 06:42:38
Limiting flux: 18.6331 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/2026eyz