TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 321921 [ 2026TNSTR3532....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-09-01 17:23:53
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 2026aafj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26abrdihi
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:58:01.357 (359.5056535) DEC = +43:58:51.91 (43.9810849)
Discovery date: 2026-08-30 09:49:17.999 (JD=2461282.9092361)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-08-30 09:49:17.999
Flux: 18.896 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-08-30 09:48:38
Limiting flux: 19.594 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026aafj