TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 313420 [ 2026TNSTR2842....1W ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-07-08 13:11:09
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 2026sqz
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26abfksxd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 20:23:09.892 (305.7912166) DEC = -24:39:20.29 (-24.6556363)
Discovery date: 2026-07-07 09:04:51.997 (JD=2461228.8783796)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-07-07 09:04:51.997
Flux: 20.1238 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-07-07 08:28:23
Limiting flux: 19.6154 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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