TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 294493 [ 2026TNSTR1081....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-14 15:06:12
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 2026fof
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aakkcfz
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:07:11.224 (211.7967661) DEC = +19:28:31.61 (19.4754477)
Discovery date: 2026-03-11 10:07:01.997 (JD=2461110.9215509)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-11 10:07:01.997
Flux: 19.7639 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-01 11:08:12
Limiting flux: 19.9595 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/2026fof