TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 294939 [ 2026TNSTR1165....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-18 12:18:46
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 2026fwu
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aalhbko
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:50:52.158 (207.7173269) DEC = +58:18:11.92 (58.3033117)
Discovery date: 2026-03-11 09:41:33.996 (JD=2461110.9038657)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-11 09:41:33.996
Flux: 20.1414 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-08 10:12:22
Limiting flux: 19.4765 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/2026fwu