TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 298623 [ 2026TNSTR1439....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-05 08:26:26
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 2026ijm
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aarfiik
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:35:13.975 (188.8082293) DEC = +41:45:24.96 (41.7569328)
Discovery date: 2026-04-02 07:26:15.999 (JD=2461132.8099074)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-02 07:26:15.999
Flux: 19.9925 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-31 08:48:57
Limiting flux: 19.2666 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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