TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 302692 [ 2026TNSTR1998....1W ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-08 11:57:02
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Yogesh Wagh (LJMU), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech), Daniel Perley (LJMU), Theophile du Laz (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2026lqr
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aauwgwl
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:54:10.237 (223.5426523) DEC = -03:52:49.28 (-3.8803554)
Discovery date: 2026-05-07 05:57:38.001 (JD=2461167.7483565)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-07 05:57:38.001
Flux: 19.8999 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-02 06:55:27
Limiting flux: 19.2333 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/2026lqr