TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 294030 [ 2026TNSTR.988....1L ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-09 19:59:29
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 2026fej
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aagyweg
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 06:38:38.265 (99.6594375) DEC = +27:21:39.65 (27.3610139)
Discovery date: 2026-02-14 05:25:04.998 (JD=2461085.7257523)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-14 05:25:04.998
Flux: 20.8323 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-14 03:19:10
Limiting flux: 20.1108 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/2026fej