TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 293974 [ 2026TNSTR.988....1L ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-09 12:42:38
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_LIONS
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Maggie Li (Caltech), K-Ryan Hinds (Caltech), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech), Mansi Kasliwal (Caltech), Theophile du Laz (Caltech), Thomas Culino (Caltech), Joahan Castaneda Jaimes (CIT, IPAC), Michael Coughlin (UMN), Antoine Le Calloch (UMN) , Pete Bachant (Caltech) on behalf of Z+LIONS report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2026fdi
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aakhfml
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:31:28.617 (217.8692356) DEC = +14:18:09.68 (14.3026893)
Discovery date: 2026-02-26 12:06:11.001 (JD=2461098.004294)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-26 12:06:11.001
Flux: 20.5144 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-26 11:19:53
Limiting flux: 19.9011 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/2026fdi