TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 298266 [ 2026TNSTR1403....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-02 04:11:08
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 2026icl
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaqrouw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:07:47.384 (121.9474347) DEC = -00:23:25.65 (-0.3904581)
Discovery date: 2026-03-30 06:00:00.000 (JD=2461129.75)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-30 06:00:00.000
Flux: 19.1418 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-28 03:38:34
Limiting flux: 16.3226 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/2026icl