TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 298353 [ 2026TNSTR1423....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-04 05:42:04
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 2026iee
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaqzgcc
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:43:07.199 (115.7799961) DEC = +21:00:13.83 (21.0038404)
Discovery date: 2026-03-30 04:28:21.002 (JD=2461129.6863542)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-30 04:28:21.002
Flux: 20.1045 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-29 05:24:26
Limiting flux: 19.5007 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/2026iee