TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 303092 [ 2026TNSTR2041....1N ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-11 03:30:36
Date made public:
Sender: Minrui Ning
Reporting Group: DCAP Discovery Data Source: ZTF
Minrui Ning, Huixuan Lin, on behalf of DCAP report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: SN 2026mbc
Discoverer internal name: DCAP58
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:40:52.672 (250.2194671) DEC = -01:10:17.77 (-1.1716026)
Discovery date: 2026-05-02 09:57:45.000 (JD=2461162.9151042)
Potential host galaxy: LEDA 1125031
Host redshift: 0.0702
Remarks: We report the discovery of a candidate SN.(DCAP pipeline DCAP58=ZTF26aattefl)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-02 09:57:45.000
Flux: 17.55 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Archival info: DSS
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026mbc
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-11 03:30:36
Date made public:
Sender: Minrui Ning
Reporting Group: DCAP Discovery Data Source: ZTF
Minrui Ning, Huixuan Lin, on behalf of DCAP report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: SN 2026mbc
Discoverer internal name: DCAP58
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:40:52.672 (250.2194671) DEC = -01:10:17.77 (-1.1716026)
Discovery date: 2026-05-02 09:57:45.000 (JD=2461162.9151042)
Potential host galaxy: LEDA 1125031
Host redshift: 0.0702
Remarks: We report the discovery of a candidate SN.(DCAP pipeline DCAP58=ZTF26aattefl)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-02 09:57:45.000
Flux: 17.55 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Archival info: DSS
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026mbc