TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 290004 [ 2026TNSTR.489....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-02-05 11:35:11
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 2026cdu
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aadsdgz
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:11:55.755 (167.9823105) DEC = +57:04:36.74 (57.0768735)
Discovery date: 2026-01-21 10:10:49.998 (JD=2461061.9241898)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-21 10:10:49.998
Flux: 20.5992 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-21 08:51:10
Limiting flux: 20.2012 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/2026cdu