TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 293648 [ 2026TNSTR.940....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-06 07:21:05
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 2026ewt
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aajmgbi
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:59:13.822 (119.8075907) DEC = +27:05:43.45 (27.095403)
Discovery date: 2026-03-03 05:05:00.003 (JD=2461102.7118056)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-03 05:05:00.003
Flux: 19.8672 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-03 03:52:48
Limiting flux: 19.3948 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/2026ewt