TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 308320 [ 2026TNSTR2499....1H ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-06-13 17:16:32
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_LIONS
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

K-Ryan Hinds (Caltech), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech), Mansi Kasliwal (Caltech), Theophile du Laz (Caltech), Thomas Culino (Caltech), Joahan Castaneda Jaimes (CIT, IPAC), Michael Coughlin (UMN), Antoine Le Calloch (UMN) , Pete Bachant (Caltech) on behalf of Z+LIONS report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2026pcb
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26abbosxf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:30:13.041 (7.5543363) DEC = +11:51:08.40 (11.8523342)
Discovery date: 2026-05-31 11:23:28.999 (JD=2461191.9746412)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-31 11:23:28.999
Flux: 19.5119 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-16 11:41:31
Limiting flux: 18.166 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/2026pcb