TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 293920 [ 2026TNSTR.960....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-08 17:57:20
Date made public:
Sender: Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

K. Z. Stanek, for the ASAS-SN team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2026fbz
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-26bl
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 04:31:00.535 (67.75223) DEC = -68:29:50.28 (-68.4973)
Discovery date: 2026-03-07 21:36:00.000 (JD=2461107.4)

Potential host galaxy: LMC

Remarks: Most likely a young, bright Nova in the LMC; possible match to a known OGLE eclipsing binary

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-07 21:36:00.000
Flux: 10.5 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Payne-Gaposchkin
Telescope: ASASSN-Payne-Gaposchkin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-06 02:38:24
Limiting flux: 16.5 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius


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