TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 297083 [ 2026TNSTR1251....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-23 19:11:30
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 2026hal
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aanudir
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 20:05:24.125 (301.3505216) DEC = -11:13:24.07 (-11.2233514)
Discovery date: 2026-03-20 12:41:03.998 (JD=2461120.0285185)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-20 12:41:03.998
Flux: 19.3905 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-19 12:43:06
Limiting flux: 19.7166 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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