TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 294253 [ 2026TNSTR1037....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-12 08:25:10
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 2026fiu
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aajsuxa
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:54:10.700 (163.5445817) DEC = -19:52:25.09 (-19.873635)
Discovery date: 2026-03-11 08:13:30.999 (JD=2461110.8427199)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-11 08:13:30.999
Flux: 19.6433 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-09 09:33:36
Limiting flux: 19.2962 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/2026fiu