TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 298349 [ 2026TNSTR1423....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-04 05:41:04
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 2026iea
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaqzleq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:58:16.795 (149.5699771) DEC = +27:40:45.35 (27.6792639)
Discovery date: 2026-04-02 04:50:24.002 (JD=2461132.7016667)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-02 04:50:24.002
Flux: 19.642 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-27 05:49:48
Limiting flux: 19.7607 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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