TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 298694 [ 2026TNSTR1441....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-05 15:55:09
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_LIONS
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Robert Stein (UMD), K-Ryan Hinds (Caltech), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech), Mansi Kasliwal (Caltech), Theophile du Laz (Caltech), Thomas Culino (Caltech), Joahan Castaneda Jaimes (CIT, IPAC), Michael Coughlin (UMN), Antoine Le Calloch (UMN) , Pete Bachant (Caltech) on behalf of Z+LIONS report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2026ilu
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaqkjfd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 20:36:20.248 (309.0843686) DEC = -03:59:25.44 (-3.9903989)
Discovery date: 2026-03-27 12:31:50.001 (JD=2461127.0221065)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-27 12:31:50.001
Flux: 19.5098 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-26 12:33:59
Limiting flux: 18.2068 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/2026ilu