TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 298540 [ 2026TNSTR1439....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-05 04:23:02
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 2026ihz
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aarcjhh
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:59:17.886 (134.8245253) DEC = +22:30:36.50 (22.5101398)
Discovery date: 2026-04-02 06:37:22.995 (JD=2461132.7759606)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-02 06:37:22.995
Flux: 19.8197 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-02 06:14:08
Limiting flux: 19.6233 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/2026ihz