TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 299311 [ 2026TNSTR1508....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-09 06:40:58
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 2026iyc
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aarynto
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:13:43.729 (168.4322045) DEC = +21:50:31.84 (21.8421775)
Discovery date: 2026-04-05 04:19:34.999 (JD=2461135.6802662)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-05 04:19:34.999
Flux: 20.0005 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-02 04:52:26
Limiting flux: 19.5467 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/2026iyc