TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 293936 [ 2026TNSTR.987....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-09 05:05:23
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: SN 2026fcn
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aajikwk
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:15:32.318 (108.8846586) DEC = +28:32:20.16 (28.5389342)
Discovery date: 2026-03-03 03:52:01.001 (JD=2461102.6611227)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-03 03:52:01.001
Flux: 19.5785 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-02 06:29:01
Limiting flux: 19.2592 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/2026fcn