TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 286070 [ 2026TNSTR..84....1R ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-01-09 05:06:30
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Nabeel Rehemtulla (CIERA, NU), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech), Daniel Perley (LJMU), Theophile du Laz (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2026go
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaaaknw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:56:52.431 (44.2184642) DEC = +13:00:47.00 (13.0130568)
Discovery date: 2026-01-09 02:53:48.998 (JD=2461049.620706)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-09 02:53:48.998
Flux: 19.1221 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2025-12-28 07:46:29
Limiting flux: 19.671 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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