TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 308321 [ 2026TNSTR2499....1H ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-06-13 17:16:40
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 2026pcc
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26abbhjuu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:25:56.545 (6.4856034) DEC = +18:10:28.96 (18.1747111)
Discovery date: 2026-05-31 11:24:09.002 (JD=2461191.9751042)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-31 11:24:09.002
Flux: 19.8878 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-19 11:43:04
Limiting flux: 19.0874 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/2026pcc