TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 293463 [ 2026TNSTR.895....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-02 08:47:00
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 2026ets
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aajeyiv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:29:55.844 (112.4826816) DEC = +18:12:08.36 (18.2023213)
Discovery date: 2026-02-25 05:29:41.997 (JD=2461096.7289583)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-25 05:29:41.997
Flux: 20.3532 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-25 03:01:33
Limiting flux: 19.4056 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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