TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 293956 [ 2026TNSTR.987....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-09 07:34:51
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 2026fct
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aakcqrc
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:11:33.818 (182.8909089) DEC = +74:21:46.46 (74.3629062)
Discovery date: 2026-03-07 04:47:42.996 (JD=2461106.6998032)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-07 04:47:42.996
Flux: 20.3223 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-06 11:40:28
Limiting flux: 19.5316 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/2026fct
Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-09 07:34:51
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 2026fct
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aakcqrc
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:11:33.818 (182.8909089) DEC = +74:21:46.46 (74.3629062)
Discovery date: 2026-03-07 04:47:42.996 (JD=2461106.6998032)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-07 04:47:42.996
Flux: 20.3223 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-06 11:40:28
Limiting flux: 19.5316 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/2026fct