TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 293965 [ 2026TNSTR.987....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-09 11:11:39
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 2026fcz
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aakgggq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:05:14.046 (151.3085246) DEC = -01:25:41.41 (-1.4281701)
Discovery date: 2026-02-27 07:37:34.999 (JD=2461098.8177662)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-27 07:37:34.999
Flux: 20.1928 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-27 06:33:14
Limiting flux: 19.5597 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/2026fcz