TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 302926 [ 2026TNSTR2033....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-10 11:54:03
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: SN 2026lwg
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aavgstf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:40:32.447 (205.1351965) DEC = -08:45:57.25 (-8.7659038)
Discovery date: 2026-05-07 05:33:25.004 (JD=2461167.7315394)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-07 05:33:25.004
Flux: 19.9003 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-25 07:26:51
Limiting flux: 20.0253 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/2026lwg