TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 302788 [ 2026TNSTR2015....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-09 16:28:30
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Jesper Sollerman (SU), 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 2026lsx
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aavlndv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 19:58:08.215 (299.5342296) DEC = +01:50:57.83 (1.8493985)
Discovery date: 2026-05-09 09:45:10.998 (JD=2461169.9063773)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-09 09:45:10.998
Flux: 19.7916 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-08 10:51:27
Limiting flux: 19.7995 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/2026lsx