TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 294025 [ 2026TNSTR.988....1L ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-09 19:51:21
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_LIONS
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Maggie Li (Caltech), K-Ryan Hinds (Caltech), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech), Mansi Kasliwal (Caltech), Theophile du Laz (Caltech), Thomas Culino (Caltech), Joahan Castaneda Jaimes (CIT, IPAC), Michael Coughlin (UMN), Antoine Le Calloch (UMN) , Pete Bachant (Caltech) on behalf of Z+LIONS report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2026fef
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aajmeob
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:50:35.861 (117.6494188) DEC = +01:02:04.49 (1.0345815)
Discovery date: 2026-03-06 03:39:19.998 (JD=2461105.6523148)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-06 03:39:19.998
Flux: 20.0737 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-03 07:19:34
Limiting flux: 19.4889 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/2026fef