TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 299340 [ 2026TNSTR1507....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-09 11:49:41
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_LIONS
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Avinash Singh (SU), 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 2026iyx
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aarxrzi
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:38:32.467 (144.6352775) DEC = +17:10:34.31 (17.1761984)
Discovery date: 2026-04-08 03:35:46.996 (JD=2461138.6498495)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-08 03:35:46.996
Flux: 20.8621 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-07 06:00:38
Limiting flux: 21.0981 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/2026iyx