TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 294060 [ 2026TNSTR1008....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-10 07:51:35
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 2026fet
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aajvgpj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:06:46.506 (16.6937765) DEC = +29:19:00.45 (29.3167929)
Discovery date: 2026-03-08 02:45:14.996 (JD=2461107.6147569)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-08 02:45:14.996
Flux: 18.806 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-08 02:38:05
Limiting flux: 18.0925 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026fet