TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 294134 [ 2026TNSTR1004....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-10 21:18:52
Date made public:
Sender: Yize Dong
Reporting Group: None     Discovery Data Source: Rubin

Megan Newsome (UT Austin), Sebastian Gomez (UT Austin) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2026fgl
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:56:52.360 (149.2181651) DEC = +03:28:11.71 (3.4699191)
Discovery date: 2026-03-10 00:00:00.000 (JD=2461109.5)

Potential host galaxy: 2MASXJ09565234%2B0328119
Host redshift: 0.164


Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-10 00:00:00.000
Flux: 20.57 ABMag
Filter: i-LSST
Instrument: LSSTCam
Telescope: Rubin Observatory - Simonyi Survey Telescope

Last non-detection:
Archival info: DSS

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026fgl