TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 293692 [ 2026TNSTR.940....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-06 13:42:35
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 2026eyc
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aajaolz
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 19:21:36.810 (290.4033756) DEC = -17:09:26.83 (-17.1574527)
Discovery date: 2026-03-01 13:07:48.999 (JD=2461101.0470949)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-01 13:07:48.999
Flux: 18.2709 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: No non-detections prior to first detection in ZTF Public, ZTF Public+Partnership alert streams

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