TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 293672 [ 2026TNSTR.940....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-06 10:35:17
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 2026exn
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aajpoid
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:44:15.533 (236.0647215) DEC = +04:15:24.45 (4.2567916)
Discovery date: 2026-03-01 11:29:37.996 (JD=2461100.978912)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-01 11:29:37.996
Flux: 20.1852 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-28 11:07:45
Limiting flux: 20.068 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/2026exn