TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 293931 [ 2026TNSTR.987....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-09 05:03:06
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: AT 2026fci
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aajwtkf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:49:32.605 (132.3858535) DEC = +14:26:30.98 (14.4419396)
Discovery date: 2026-03-06 03:46:49.995 (JD=2461105.6575231)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-06 03:46:49.995
Flux: 20.3855 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-03 07:03:43
Limiting flux: 19.4701 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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