TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 300930 [ 2026TNSTR1768....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-22 07:28:13
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 2026khp
Discoverer internal name: LSST-AP-DO-170274770656952330
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:57:49.378 (149.45574139928) DEC = +02:48:59.63 (2.8165649295215)
Discovery date: 2026-04-22 01:59:43.296 (JD=2461152.58314)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-22 01:59:43.296
Flux: 22.9998 ABMag
Filter: r-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/2026khp
Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-22 07:28:13
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 2026khp
Discoverer internal name: LSST-AP-DO-170274770656952330
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:57:49.378 (149.45574139928) DEC = +02:48:59.63 (2.8165649295215)
Discovery date: 2026-04-22 01:59:43.296 (JD=2461152.58314)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-22 01:59:43.296
Flux: 22.9998 ABMag
Filter: r-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/2026khp