TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 303245 [ 2026TNSTR2041....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-11 13:38:29
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 2026meo
Discoverer internal name: DCAP67
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:04:19.316 (166.0804844) DEC = +14:29:33.44 (14.4926235)
Discovery date: 2026-05-07 04:59:51.000 (JD=2461167.7082292)

Potential host galaxy: WISEA J110418.76+142932.6

Remarks: We report the discovery of a candidate SN.(DCAP pipeline DCAP67=ZTF26aavmqus)

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-07 04:59:51.000
Flux: 20.2 ABMag
Filter: r-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/2026meo