TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 293955 [ 2026TNSTR.987....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-09 07:34:33
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 2026fcs
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aajxhpl
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:24:19.203 (156.0800145) DEC = -18:43:01.16 (-18.7169881)
Discovery date: 2026-02-24 07:01:49.998 (JD=2461095.7929398)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-24 07:01:49.998
Flux: 20.0534 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-23 09:06:42
Limiting flux: 19.7739 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/2026fcs
Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-09 07:34:33
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 2026fcs
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aajxhpl
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:24:19.203 (156.0800145) DEC = -18:43:01.16 (-18.7169881)
Discovery date: 2026-02-24 07:01:49.998 (JD=2461095.7929398)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-24 07:01:49.998
Flux: 20.0534 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-23 09:06:42
Limiting flux: 19.7739 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/2026fcs