TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 302956 [ 2026TNSTR2033....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-10 13:39:43
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 2026lxa
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aavjuuc
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:02:55.895 (225.7328966) DEC = -07:04:20.00 (-7.0722229)
Discovery date: 2026-05-08 07:28:10.997 (JD=2461168.8112384)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-08 07:28:10.997
Flux: 20.1011 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-07 10:06:21
Limiting flux: 19.3496 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/2026lxa