TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 299604 [ 2026TNSTR1528....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-10 11:24:19
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 2026jem
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aarkpgw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:14:46.220 (153.6925846) DEC = +16:03:20.00 (16.0555562)
Discovery date: 2026-04-07 04:53:38.999 (JD=2461137.7039236)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-07 04:53:38.999
Flux: 20.5179 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-07 03:58:28
Limiting flux: 19.6795 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/2026jem