TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 313445 [ 2026TNSTR2842....1W ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-07-08 16:50:20
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 2026sro
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26abfgsye
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:41:56.191 (40.4841278) DEC = +42:42:48.69 (42.7135259)
Discovery date: 2026-07-06 11:28:59.998 (JD=2461227.9784722)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-07-06 11:28:59.998
Flux: 19.8497 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-06-23 11:35:54
Limiting flux: 19.5672 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/2026sro