TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 298985 [ 2026TNSTR1476....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-07 07:29:58
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 2026ire
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aarjkow
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:51:36.240 (132.9009982) DEC = +09:23:28.96 (9.3913766)
Discovery date: 2026-04-07 04:09:32.999 (JD=2461137.6732986)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-07 04:09:32.999
Flux: 19.7082 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-07 03:50:59
Limiting flux: 19.4449 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/2026ire