TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 294026 [ 2026TNSTR.988....1L ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-09 19:51:54
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 2026feg
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aajmgnb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:43:40.811 (115.9200469) DEC = +22:28:48.75 (22.4802094)
Discovery date: 2026-03-06 03:44:46.996 (JD=2461105.6560995)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-06 03:44:46.996
Flux: 20.016 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-03 07:18:13
Limiting flux: 19.684 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/2026feg