TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 303241 [ 2026TNSTR2041....1N ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-11 13:08:45
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 2026mek
Discoverer internal name: DCAP63
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:00:32.717 (225.1363209) DEC = -01:49:18.76 (-1.8218778)
Discovery date: 2026-05-08 07:27:30.000 (JD=2461168.8107639)
Potential host galaxy: GALEXASC J150032.81-014915.9
Remarks: We report the discovery of a candidate SN.(DCAP pipeline DCAP63=ZTF26aavbxof)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-08 07:27:30.000
Flux: 20.29 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/2026mek
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-11 13:08:45
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 2026mek
Discoverer internal name: DCAP63
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:00:32.717 (225.1363209) DEC = -01:49:18.76 (-1.8218778)
Discovery date: 2026-05-08 07:27:30.000 (JD=2461168.8107639)
Potential host galaxy: GALEXASC J150032.81-014915.9
Remarks: We report the discovery of a candidate SN.(DCAP pipeline DCAP63=ZTF26aavbxof)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-08 07:27:30.000
Flux: 20.29 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/2026mek