TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 302882 [ 2026TNSTR2033....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-10 04:43:47
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 2026lvc
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aavftxb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:33:38.948 (113.4122822) DEC = +14:42:52.49 (14.7145804)
Discovery date: 2026-04-29 03:51:11.001 (JD=2461159.660544)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-29 03:51:11.001
Flux: 19.7021 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-16 03:49:26
Limiting flux: 20.3434 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026lvc