TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 309159 [ 2026TNSTR2627....1C ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-06-20 23:46:51
Date made public:
Sender: PS1_Bot1
Reporting Group: Pan-STARRS     Discovery Data Source: Pan-STARRS

K. C. Chambers, T. de Boer, J. Fairlamb, M. Huber, C.-C. Lin, T. Lowe, E. Magnier, P. Minguez, G. Paek, A. Schultz, I. A. Smith, R. J. Wainscoat (IfA, University of Hawaii), S. J. Smartt, K. W. Smith (University of Oxford / Queen's University Belfast), S. Srivastav (University of Oxford), D. R. Young, M. Fulton, M. Nicholl, T. Moore, J. Weston, C. R. Angus (Queen's University Belfast) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2026pse
Discoverer internal name: PS26bzn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:22:32.573 (200.635721633) DEC = -12:57:58.27 (-12.966185831)
Discovery date: 2026-06-08 06:42:47.808 (JD=2461199.77972)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-06-08 06:42:47.808
Flux: 21.12 ABMag
Filter: w-P1
Instrument: GPC1
Telescope: Pan-STARRS1

Last non-detection:
Archival info: DSS

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026pse