TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 303239 [ 2026TNSTR2041....1N ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-11 12:57:55
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: AT 2026mej
Discoverer internal name: DCAP62
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:04:57.054 (241.2377235) DEC = +05:01:14.28 (5.0206343)
Discovery date: 2026-05-08 08:13:17.000 (JD=2461168.8425579)
Potential host galaxy: WISEA J160457.30+050115.6
Remarks: We report the discovery of a candidate SN.(DCAP pipeline DCAP62=ZTF26aavejfx)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-08 08:13:17.000
Flux: 20.12 ABMag
Filter: i-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/2026mej
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-11 12:57:55
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: AT 2026mej
Discoverer internal name: DCAP62
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:04:57.054 (241.2377235) DEC = +05:01:14.28 (5.0206343)
Discovery date: 2026-05-08 08:13:17.000 (JD=2461168.8425579)
Potential host galaxy: WISEA J160457.30+050115.6
Remarks: We report the discovery of a candidate SN.(DCAP pipeline DCAP62=ZTF26aavejfx)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-08 08:13:17.000
Flux: 20.12 ABMag
Filter: i-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/2026mej