TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 297413 [ 2026TNSTR1307....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-26 09:10:40
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: TDE 2026hir
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aapviim
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:44:12.377 (131.0515692) DEC = +82:01:11.36 (82.0198219)
Discovery date: 2026-03-24 04:17:28.000 (JD=2461123.6787963)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-24 04:17:28.000
Flux: 20.1356 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-22 10:37:01
Limiting flux: 20.0972 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/2026hir