TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 299041 [ 2026TNSTR1476....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-07 11:46:43
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 2026iry
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aarorjf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:39:54.203 (234.975844) DEC = +04:05:53.02 (4.0980601)
Discovery date: 2026-04-07 08:15:14.999 (JD=2461137.8439236)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-07 08:15:14.999
Flux: 19.8481 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-04 10:26:15
Limiting flux: 19.3794 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/2026iry