TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 298347 [ 2026TNSTR1423....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-04 05:40:53
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 2026idy
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaqzmzr
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:02:36.031 (180.6501282) DEC = +17:08:59.54 (17.1498709)
Discovery date: 2026-04-04 04:07:55.997 (JD=2461134.6721759)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-04 04:07:55.997
Flux: 19.5099 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-03 10:45:05
Limiting flux: 18.6583 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/2026idy