TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 294696 [ 2026TNSTR1119....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-16 12:43:04
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 2026ftb
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aakszwb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:39:27.252 (219.8635512) DEC = -22:39:22.70 (-22.6563065)
Discovery date: 2026-03-12 12:03:26.997 (JD=2461112.0023958)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-12 12:03:26.997
Flux: 19.4114 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-02 12:09:28
Limiting flux: 16.4463 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/2026ftb