TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 293664 [ 2026TNSTR.940....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-06 09:39:39
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 2026exf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aajndtg
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:19:25.730 (154.8572102) DEC = -15:19:45.81 (-15.3293919)
Discovery date: 2026-03-06 05:09:21.000 (JD=2461105.7148264)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-06 05:09:21.000
Flux: 18.7379 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-02 09:28:14
Limiting flux: 19.047 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/2026exf