TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 294640 [ 2026TNSTR1119....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-16 05:12:38
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 2026fru
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aakzotd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 06:42:16.720 (100.5696655) DEC = +28:57:19.76 (28.9554892)
Discovery date: 2026-03-10 03:18:33.998 (JD=2461109.6378935)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-10 03:18:33.998
Flux: 20.617 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-09 04:54:12
Limiting flux: 20.3887 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/2026fru