TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 302918 [ 2026TNSTR2033....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-10 11:52:32
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 2026lvz
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aavryal
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:05:23.036 (256.3459846) DEC = +28:37:38.99 (28.627498)
Discovery date: 2026-05-07 07:55:21.002 (JD=2461167.8301042)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-07 07:55:21.002
Flux: 19.9279 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-03 10:55:55
Limiting flux: 19.785 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/2026lvz