TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 298708 [ 2026TNSTR1441....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-05 17:13:25
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 2026img
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaqzeof
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:49:10.255 (57.2927289) DEC = +27:28:22.63 (27.4729529)
Discovery date: 2026-04-04 03:21:37.995 (JD=2461134.6400231)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-04 03:21:37.995
Flux: 18.7043 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-31 03:12:11
Limiting flux: 16.2276 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/2026img