TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 302790 [ 2026TNSTR2015....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-09 16:28:56
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: AT 2026lsz
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aavkwca
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:58:45.583 (239.6899299) DEC = -26:43:14.65 (-26.7207357)
Discovery date: 2026-05-08 10:04:08.999 (JD=2461168.9195486)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-08 10:04:08.999
Flux: 19.9506 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-08 10:02:48
Limiting flux: 19.48 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/2026lsz