TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 293933 [ 2026TNSTR.987....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-09 05:03:23
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 2026fck
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aajvvmg
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:19:41.311 (109.9221308) DEC = +12:18:23.53 (12.3065349)
Discovery date: 2026-03-07 03:38:08.001 (JD=2461106.6514815)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-07 03:38:08.001
Flux: 19.9513 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-06 06:17:36
Limiting flux: 19.5675 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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