TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 294287 [ 2026TNSTR1037....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-12 12:19:52
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 2026fjp
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaksyuh
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:20:35.336 (275.1472332) DEC = +42:45:30.56 (42.7584882)
Discovery date: 2026-03-01 11:42:33.998 (JD=2461100.9878935)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-01 11:42:33.998
Flux: 20.0553 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-01 10:18:36
Limiting flux: 19.5682 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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