TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 302957 [ 2026TNSTR2033....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-10 13:39:47
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 2026lxb
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aavurrw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:21:43.597 (320.4316547) DEC = +29:04:36.22 (29.0767268)
Discovery date: 2026-04-24 10:52:15.000 (JD=2461154.9529514)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-24 10:52:15.000
Flux: 20.2278 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-18 11:45:23
Limiting flux: 20.5359 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/2026lxb