TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 318456 [ 2026TNSTR3152....1C ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-08-04 23:25:57
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 2026xhw
Discoverer internal name: PS26gov
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:28:10.439 (157.043495292) DEC = +48:18:58.16 (48.3161562876)
Discovery date: 2026-03-05 09:40:57.216 (JD=2461104.90344)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-05 09:40:57.216
Flux: 19.48 ABMag
Filter: i-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/2026xhw