TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 302175 [ 2026TNSTR1926....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-03 09:07:17
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: SN 2026lgi
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaurdwh
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:06:32.073 (121.6336383) DEC = +17:26:55.74 (17.4488171)
Discovery date: 2026-04-29 04:14:43.995 (JD=2461159.6768981)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-29 04:14:43.995
Flux: 19.4514 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-19 03:46:01
Limiting flux: 20.5557 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/2026lgi