TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 293961 [ 2026TNSTR.987....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-09 09:44:53
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 2026fcy
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aakdjni
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:19:11.281 (184.7970033) DEC = -05:19:27.74 (-5.3243713)
Discovery date: 2026-03-07 10:35:45.003 (JD=2461106.9414931)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-07 10:35:45.003
Flux: 19.6172 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-07 09:16:22
Limiting flux: 19.4384 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/2026fcy