TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 294306 [ 2026TNSTR1035....1X ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-12 14:28:54
Date made public:
Sender: XOSS_Bot0
Reporting Group: XOSS     Discovery Data Source: XOSS

Yaozhang Ou, Jianlin Xu, Mi Zhang, Hualin Li, Ziyang Mai, Leiming Tang, Wenjie Zhou, Jingyuan Zhao, Guoyou Sun, Jiangao Ruan, Xing Gao, on behalf of the PSP team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2026fkb
Discoverer internal name: PSP26H
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:42:36.820 (10.653417) DEC = +41:16:05.80 (41.268278)
Discovery date: 2026-03-12 13:47:11.616 (JD=2461112.07444)

Potential host galaxy: M31
Host redshift: -0.001

Remarks: Nova candidate classified by XOSS. Details can be found at http://xjltp.china-vo.org/psp26h.html

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-12 13:47:11.616
Flux: 17.24 VegaMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Last non-detection:
Archival info: SDSS
Remarks: Nova candidate classified by XOSS. Details can be found at http://xjltp.china-vo.org/psp26h.html

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