TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 298553 [ 2026TNSTR1439....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-05 06:57:29
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 2026iik
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aardzfu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:55:56.579 (163.9857465) DEC = -02:28:38.25 (-2.4772915)
Discovery date: 2026-03-27 04:26:52.002 (JD=2461126.6853241)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-27 04:26:52.002
Flux: 20.1085 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-26 07:58:21
Limiting flux: 19.9436 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/2026iik
Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-05 06:57:29
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 2026iik
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aardzfu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:55:56.579 (163.9857465) DEC = -02:28:38.25 (-2.4772915)
Discovery date: 2026-03-27 04:26:52.002 (JD=2461126.6853241)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-27 04:26:52.002
Flux: 20.1085 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-26 07:58:21
Limiting flux: 19.9436 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/2026iik