TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 302919 [ 2026TNSTR2033....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-10 11:52:40
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 2026lwa
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aauyasl
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:17:26.940 (229.3622499) DEC = +33:45:47.55 (33.7632083)
Discovery date: 2026-05-07 08:30:35.003 (JD=2461167.8545718)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-07 08:30:35.003
Flux: 20.0313 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-23 08:18:56
Limiting flux: 21.0168 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/2026lwa