TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 300725 [ 2026TNSTR1737....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-20 04:19:15
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: TDE 2026kce
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aasemes
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:51:41.457 (132.9227392) DEC = +42:50:34.82 (42.8430045)
Discovery date: 2026-04-09 04:17:56.002 (JD=2461139.6791204)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-09 04:17:56.002
Flux: 20.3144 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-05 04:06:22
Limiting flux: 20.3756 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/2026kce
Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-20 04:19:15
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: TDE 2026kce
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aasemes
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:51:41.457 (132.9227392) DEC = +42:50:34.82 (42.8430045)
Discovery date: 2026-04-09 04:17:56.002 (JD=2461139.6791204)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-09 04:17:56.002
Flux: 20.3144 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-05 04:06:22
Limiting flux: 20.3756 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/2026kce