TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 302921 [ 2026TNSTR2033....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-10 11:53:06
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 2026lwc
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aavktva
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:35:31.358 (233.8806586) DEC = +08:57:56.92 (8.9658102)
Discovery date: 2026-04-21 09:58:32.998 (JD=2461151.9156597)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-21 09:58:32.998
Flux: 20.1971 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-20 10:39:17
Limiting flux: 21.2666 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/2026lwc