TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 298702 [ 2026TNSTR1441....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-05 16:57:38
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 2026ima
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aapauju
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:30:50.400 (127.7100016) DEC = +17:42:43.37 (17.7120459)
Discovery date: 2026-03-22 03:38:36.003 (JD=2461121.6518056)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-22 03:38:36.003
Flux: 20.1727 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-21 08:13:31
Limiting flux: 20.6361 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/2026ima