TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 298967 [ 2026TNSTR1476....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-07 05:36:26
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 2026iqo
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aardniy
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:57:23.606 (164.3483577) DEC = +13:58:20.81 (13.9724485)
Discovery date: 2026-04-04 03:58:23.001 (JD=2461134.665544)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-04 03:58:23.001
Flux: 20.5207 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-02 08:04:06
Limiting flux: 19.3581 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/2026iqo