TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 298276 [ 2026TNSTR1403....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-02 08:56:17
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: AT 2026icu
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaqxbkq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:36:32.513 (114.1354718) DEC = +50:19:24.81 (50.323557)
Discovery date: 2026-04-02 05:41:34.002 (JD=2461132.7371991)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-02 05:41:34.002
Flux: 19.2237 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-31 04:09:48
Limiting flux: 17.5791 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/2026icu