TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 294779 [ 2026TNSTR1143....1R ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-17 09:03:12
Date made public:
Sender: BTSbot_bot
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Nabeel Rehemtulla (CIERA, NU), Wynn Jacobson-Galán (Caltech), Theophile du Laz (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2026fui
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aamgtff
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:29:46.804 (187.445016) DEC = -19:55:08.20 (-19.9189448)
Discovery date: 2026-03-14 07:55:52.003 (JD=2461113.830463)


Remarks: Bright (m_peak <= 18.5) transient candidate identified autonomously by BTSbot (Rehemtulla et al. 2024; arXiv:2401.15167).

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-14 07:55:52.003
Flux: 17.1325 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-13 07:37:41
Limiting flux: 19.9319 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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