TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 311475 [ 2026TNSTR2757....1C ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-07-01 06:08:14
Date made public:
Sender: GOATS_bot
Reporting Group: ANTARES     Discovery Data Source: Rubin

A. Chalagulla (UCSC), M. Soraisam (NOIRLab) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2026rcy
Discoverer internal name: LSST-AP-DO-170587110502301802
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:42:45.018 (325.68757576066) DEC = -17:41:11.12 (-17.686421898962)
Discovery date: 2026-06-26 09:19:37.000 (JD=2461217.8886227)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-06-26 09:19:37.000
Flux: 21.8 ABMag
Filter: z-LSST
Instrument: LSSTCam
Telescope: Rubin Observatory - Simonyi Survey Telescope

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: N/A

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