TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 304489 [ 2026TNSTR2180....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-19 05:32:50
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF Discovery Data Source: ZTF
Jesper Sollerman (SU), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech), Daniel Perley (LJMU), Theophile du Laz (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2026nao
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaxalgu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:35:48.509 (188.9521188) DEC = -01:02:49.40 (-1.0470564)
Discovery date: 2026-05-16 06:32:33.002 (JD=2461176.7726042)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-16 06:32:33.002
Flux: 20.0531 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-16 05:08:36
Limiting flux: 20.5118 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026nao
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-19 05:32:50
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF Discovery Data Source: ZTF
Jesper Sollerman (SU), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech), Daniel Perley (LJMU), Theophile du Laz (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2026nao
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaxalgu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:35:48.509 (188.9521188) DEC = -01:02:49.40 (-1.0470564)
Discovery date: 2026-05-16 06:32:33.002 (JD=2461176.7726042)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-16 06:32:33.002
Flux: 20.0531 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-16 05:08:36
Limiting flux: 20.5118 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026nao