TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 303246 [ 2026TNSTR2041....1N ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-11 13:48:40
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 2026mep
Discoverer internal name: DCAP68
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:14:30.658 (168.6277417) DEC = +11:35:43.56 (11.5954339)
Discovery date: 2026-05-09 03:59:05.000 (JD=2461169.6660301)
Potential host galaxy: WISEA J111430.49+113545.8
Remarks: We report the discovery of a candidate SN.(DCAP pipeline DCAP68=ZTF26aavfucz)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-09 03:59:05.000
Flux: 20.07 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/2026mep
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-11 13:48:40
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 2026mep
Discoverer internal name: DCAP68
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:14:30.658 (168.6277417) DEC = +11:35:43.56 (11.5954339)
Discovery date: 2026-05-09 03:59:05.000 (JD=2461169.6660301)
Potential host galaxy: WISEA J111430.49+113545.8
Remarks: We report the discovery of a candidate SN.(DCAP pipeline DCAP68=ZTF26aavfucz)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-09 03:59:05.000
Flux: 20.07 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/2026mep