TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 294932 [ 2026TNSTR1165....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-18 11:38:19
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 2026fwp
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aakzebi
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:45:28.418 (176.3684069) DEC = -24:26:19.20 (-24.4386662)
Discovery date: 2026-03-13 07:31:34.003 (JD=2461112.813588)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-13 07:31:34.003
Flux: 19.3832 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-11 09:31:11
Limiting flux: 19.5219 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/2026fwp