TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 293379 [ 2026TNSTR.885....1R ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-01 06:04:14
Date made public:
Sender: BTSbot_bot
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Nabeel Rehemtulla (CIERA, NU), Wynn Jacobson-Galán (Caltech), Theophile du Laz (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2026erw
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaiwowr
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:36:59.773 (114.2490554) DEC = +11:13:18.64 (11.2218444)
Discovery date: 2026-03-01 03:43:33.003 (JD=2461100.6552431)


Remarks: Bright (m_peak <= 18.5) transient candidate identified autonomously by BTSbot (Rehemtulla et al. 2024; arXiv:2401.15167).

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-01 03:43:33.003
Flux: 17.9431 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-26 07:18:34
Limiting flux: 20.3414 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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