TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 293657 [ 2026TNSTR.940....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-06 07:47:56
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 2026exc
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aajnayv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:24:46.658 (156.1944064) DEC = +14:58:33.48 (14.9759663)
Discovery date: 2026-03-06 04:56:07.995 (JD=2461105.7056481)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-06 04:56:07.995
Flux: 19.213 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-01 05:14:48
Limiting flux: 19.4045 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/2026exc