TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 294563 [ 2026TNSTR1097....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-15 12:00:41
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 2026fpy
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aalssct
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:39:57.868 (219.9911185) DEC = +04:59:15.51 (4.9876422)
Discovery date: 2026-03-11 08:50:27.003 (JD=2461110.8683681)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-11 08:50:27.003
Flux: 20.1544 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-09 12:18:13
Limiting flux: 16.4098 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/2026fpy