TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 302922 [ 2026TNSTR2033....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-10 11:53:25
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 2026lwd
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aavbwmu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:20:31.565 (230.1315194) DEC = +28:35:24.62 (28.5901716)
Discovery date: 2026-05-07 09:50:41.003 (JD=2461167.9101968)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-07 09:50:41.003
Flux: 20.4711 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-07 07:26:17
Limiting flux: 20.6051 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/2026lwd