TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 294256 [ 2026TNSTR1037....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-12 08:34:46
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 2026fix
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aakkalm
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:16:52.999 (184.2208282) DEC = +30:29:07.88 (30.4855211)
Discovery date: 2026-03-11 09:58:24.003 (JD=2461110.9155556)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-11 09:58:24.003
Flux: 19.708 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-09 10:35:46
Limiting flux: 20.7107 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/2026fix