TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 300738 [ 2026TNSTR1737....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-20 07:42:46
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 2026kco
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aatdpkc
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:50:42.960 (177.6790006) DEC = -13:23:17.72 (-13.3882551)
Discovery date: 2026-04-18 07:31:08.999 (JD=2461148.8132986)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-18 07:31:08.999
Flux: 19.8965 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-17 07:05:39
Limiting flux: 20.3242 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/2026kco
Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-20 07:42:46
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 2026kco
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aatdpkc
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:50:42.960 (177.6790006) DEC = -13:23:17.72 (-13.3882551)
Discovery date: 2026-04-18 07:31:08.999 (JD=2461148.8132986)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-18 07:31:08.999
Flux: 19.8965 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-17 07:05:39
Limiting flux: 20.3242 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/2026kco