TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 298275 [ 2026TNSTR1403....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-02 07:46:07
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: SN 2026ict
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaqxhgb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:38:37.560 (129.6565018) DEC = +02:03:38.03 (2.0605641)
Discovery date: 2026-04-02 03:34:29.003 (JD=2461132.6489468)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-02 03:34:29.003
Flux: 19.0837 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-31 03:29:47
Limiting flux: 15.4051 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/2026ict