TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 294959 [ 2026TNSTR1165....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-18 15:35:39
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 2026fxd
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aamupqq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:04:25.625 (241.1067693) DEC = +04:45:18.91 (4.7552536)
Discovery date: 2026-03-14 13:13:31.998 (JD=2461114.0510648)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-14 13:13:31.998
Flux: 19.9671 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-14 11:20:35
Limiting flux: 19.485 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026fxd