TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 299039 [ 2026TNSTR1476....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-07 11:46:26
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 2026irw
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aargsxg
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:50:55.796 (222.7324828) DEC = -03:48:52.00 (-3.8144441)
Discovery date: 2026-04-05 09:58:31.995 (JD=2461135.9156481)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-05 09:58:31.995
Flux: 18.5622 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-05 08:46:15
Limiting flux: 19.1689 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/2026irw