TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 294369 [ 2026TNSTR1055....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-13 11:55:28
Date made public: 2026-03-13
Sender: Shevansh Nagar
Reporting Group: None     Discovery Data Source: Rubin

Shevansh Nagar report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2026flu
Discoverer internal name: 170019696043098131
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:25:53.280 (51.472) DEC = -28:37:45.13 (-28.629203)
Discovery date: 2026-02-17 02:19:42.000 (JD=2461088.5970139)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-17 02:19:42.000
Flux: 22.86 ABMag
Filter: r-Sloan
Instrument: LSSTComCam
Telescope: Rubin Observatory - Simonyi Survey Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-13 00:00:00
Limiting flux: 24.5 ABMag
Filter: r-Sloan
Instrument: LSSTCam
Telescope: Rubin Observatory - Simonyi Survey Telescope


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