TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 293953 [ 2026TNSTR.987....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-09 07:33:37
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 2026fcq
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aakddnm
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:41:23.880 (175.3495017) DEC = +09:06:28.48 (9.1079118)
Discovery date: 2026-03-02 09:42:01.998 (JD=2461101.9041898)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-02 09:42:01.998
Flux: 19.6725 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-02 08:36:00
Limiting flux: 19.0927 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/2026fcq