TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 286983 [ 2026TNSTR.145....1P ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-01-13 17:57:41
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF Discovery Data Source: ZTF
Daniel Perley (LJMU), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech), Theophile du Laz (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2026zf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaapfgh
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:43:07.161 (175.7798381) DEC = +57:08:42.64 (57.1451765)
Discovery date: 2026-01-12 08:48:05.999 (JD=2461052.8667361)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-12 08:48:05.999
Flux: 19.8015 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-11 08:19:49
Limiting flux: 19.5846 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/2026zf
Date Received (UTC): 2026-01-13 17:57:41
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF Discovery Data Source: ZTF
Daniel Perley (LJMU), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech), Theophile du Laz (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2026zf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaapfgh
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:43:07.161 (175.7798381) DEC = +57:08:42.64 (57.1451765)
Discovery date: 2026-01-12 08:48:05.999 (JD=2461052.8667361)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-12 08:48:05.999
Flux: 19.8015 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-11 08:19:49
Limiting flux: 19.5846 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/2026zf