TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 300929 [ 2026TNSTR1768....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-22 07:08:03
Date made public:
Sender: LVRA
Reporting Group: Lasair Discovery Data Source: Rubin
H. F. Stevance, K. W. Smith, S. J. Smartt (Oxford/QUB), R. D. Williams, G. P. Francis (Edinburgh), D. R. Young (QUB), A. Lawrence, T. M. Sloan (Edinburgh) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2026kho
Discoverer internal name: LSST-AP-DO-170226393318162458
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:55:32.997 (148.88748806907) DEC = +02:13:57.82 (2.2327283448912)
Discovery date: 2026-04-22 02:03:08.064 (JD=2461152.58551)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-22 02:03:08.064
Flux: 22.3862 ABMag
Filter: z-LSST
Instrument: LSSTCam
Telescope: Rubin Observatory - Simonyi Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Archival info: DSS
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026kho
Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-22 07:08:03
Date made public:
Sender: LVRA
Reporting Group: Lasair Discovery Data Source: Rubin
H. F. Stevance, K. W. Smith, S. J. Smartt (Oxford/QUB), R. D. Williams, G. P. Francis (Edinburgh), D. R. Young (QUB), A. Lawrence, T. M. Sloan (Edinburgh) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2026kho
Discoverer internal name: LSST-AP-DO-170226393318162458
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:55:32.997 (148.88748806907) DEC = +02:13:57.82 (2.2327283448912)
Discovery date: 2026-04-22 02:03:08.064 (JD=2461152.58551)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-22 02:03:08.064
Flux: 22.3862 ABMag
Filter: z-LSST
Instrument: LSSTCam
Telescope: Rubin Observatory - Simonyi Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Archival info: DSS
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026kho