TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 306708

Date Received (UTC): 2026-06-01 10:23:13
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Yogesh Wagh (LJMU), 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 2026nyl
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aazblss
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:25:44.811 (216.4367117) DEC = +03:53:44.49 (3.8956911)
Discovery date: 2026-05-31 07:20:24.999 (JD=2461191.8058449)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-31 07:20:24.999
Flux: 19.6329 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-31 07:19:45
Limiting flux: 19.3931 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/2026nyl