TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 301052 [ 2026TNSTR1787....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-23 07:01:48
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 2026kjm
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aatktdb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:24:35.399 (186.1474959) DEC = +07:43:41.01 (7.7280584)
Discovery date: 2026-04-18 07:54:39.003 (JD=2461148.8296181)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-18 07:54:39.003
Flux: 20.5338 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-18 06:51:58
Limiting flux: 20.241 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/2026kjm