TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 298547 [ 2026TNSTR1439....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-05 06:56:21
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 2026iif
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaqzlik
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:36:38.631 (159.1609608) DEC = +01:39:50.59 (1.6640528)
Discovery date: 2026-04-04 03:59:45.003 (JD=2461134.6664931)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-04 03:59:45.003
Flux: 19.7481 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-02 07:36:30
Limiting flux: 19.3399 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026iif