TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 318494 [ 2026TNSTR3169....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-08-05 06:37:27
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Jesper Sollerman (SU), 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 2026xiy
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26ablurox
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:05:07.383 (196.2807642) DEC = +54:13:02.09 (54.2172479)
Discovery date: 2026-08-05 04:14:13.004 (JD=2461257.6765394)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-08-05 04:14:13.004
Flux: 19.2604 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-07-06 07:10:33
Limiting flux: 20.2729 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/2026xiy