TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 302955 [ 2026TNSTR2033....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-10 13:38:48
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 2026lwz
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aavurej
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:32:11.864 (323.0494327) DEC = +25:31:58.60 (25.5329441)
Discovery date: 2026-05-10 10:37:34.999 (JD=2461170.9427662)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-10 10:37:34.999
Flux: 19.5103 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-24 11:41:31
Limiting flux: 21.0095 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/2026lwz