TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 294165 [ 2026TNSTR1021....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-11 09:54:10
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 2026fhg
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aakhgyc
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:43:53.206 (205.9716922) DEC = +27:21:50.15 (27.3639307)
Discovery date: 2026-03-06 10:08:03.998 (JD=2461105.9222685)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-06 10:08:03.998
Flux: 20.0729 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-01 11:17:43
Limiting flux: 20.4507 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/2026fhg